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INVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWED TOTLAND BAY BOAT CRASH HIGHLIGHTED ON NATIONAL TV
In the opening episode of series 2 of Coastguard: Search and Rescue SOS - which aired on Channel 5 last night (Sunday) - the spotlight was shone on the investigation that followed serious boat crash in Totland back in 2022....
Read moreDetailsNAVAL OFFICER COURT MARTIALED FOR STRANDING SUBMARINE ON NEEDLES 100 YEARS AGO
The L25 submarine Commander Maurice William Bailward was charged with negligently stranding Submarine L25 in the Needles Channel at a Naval Court Martial in Portsmouth on 29th April 1924 - 100 years ago today. The L25 was a sister-ship to...
Read moreDetailsMP SEELY PUSHES FORWARD WITH CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER FERRY SERVICES
As part of his campaign for better ferry services, Island MP Bob Seely has written to Wightlink to ask a series of questions. In the letter, Mr Seely highlights the decline in Wightlink services, the levels of disruption caused by...
Read moreDetailsTERROR TEEN HANDED FURTHER PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENCES COMMITTED WHILST REMANDED IN CUSTODY
A 16-year-old boy from the Island who was jailed for 7 years for terrorism offences earlier this month, has today (29th April) been sentenced further for various non-terror related offences including 8 counts of possession of an offensive weapon in...
Read moreDetailsQ&A WITH CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE AHEAD OF POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER ELECTION
Donna Jones, the Conservative candidate for the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner election, has answered a series of questions ahead of the polls opening on 2nd May. 4 candidates are vying to become the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police...
Read moreDetailsGRANT FUNDS OPEN FOR ISLE OF WIGHT CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GROUPS
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has 2 dedicated grant funds currently open to Island-based community groups and small charities operating at a grassroots level. 'Young Island Lives' provides funding to community groups and small charities working to...
Read moreDetails‘MURDER BY MISADVENTURE’ COMING TO BEMBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL NEXT MONTH
Bembridge Village Hall is home, once again, to the Bembridge Little Theatre Club who present Edward Taylor’s ‘Murder by Misadventure’ next month. If you were at the height of your powers and dripping with success, ensconced for years in a...
Read moreDetailsPCC CANDIDATE PRAD BAINS VISITS ISLAND AND MEETS TRIO OF LIB DEM COUNCILLORS
Prad Bains, the Liberal Democrat Police & Crime Commissioner candidate, recently visited the Island to see some of the initiatives supporting young people to develop their potential, and reducing antisocial behaviour. As a regular visitor to the Isle of Wight,...
Read moreDetails£120 FINE FOR NEWPORT MAN FOUND WITH COCAINE IN HIS POSSESSION
A Newport man who was stopped by Police and found to be in possession of 3 wraps of cocaine has been fined £120. Harry Turnbull, 32, of Pyle Street, admitted possession of a controlled drug of Class A when he...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL THROW SUPPORT BEHIND ‘NO MOW MAY’ CAMPAIGN
The Isle of Wight Council is supporting the national ‘No Mow May’ campaign at several of its sites. This national campaign not only promotes local biodiversity but also aligns with our UNESCO biosphere status. The campaign aims to encourage people to...
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