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ISLE OF WIGHT TOWNS AND ISLANDS ACROSS THE POND, DOWN UNDER AND EVEN IN AFRICA
Ventnor, Ryde, Cowes and Sandown are not only to be found here on the original Isle of Wight, but across all 4 corners of the globe. Here are some of the Isle of Wight place names in other continents... The...
Read moreDetailsTOURIST ON HOLIDAY ASSAULTED MALE AT POPULAR ISLE OF WIGHT HOLIDAY PARK
A Derbyshire man who assaulted a male whilst on holiday at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park earlier this year has admitted his guilt in court. Christopher Grayson, 38, of High Peak in Derbyshire, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at...
Read moreDetailsREFORM UK CANDIDATES CALL FOR ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST TO ‘GET OUR £10MILLION BACK’
Island candidates for the Reform Party are calling for the Island’s NHS to “get our £10 million back”. In 2019 ,the Island's NHS Trust was awarded £48million to improve healthcare for Islanders. Controversially, more than 20% of it, £10 million,...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN WATER’S FRONTLINE WORKERS TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING THIS CHRISTMAS
Southern Water is a 365-day-a-year, 7-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day operation – and as communities gather to celebrate this festive period, engineers will be on hand to keep things flowing. Work will continue with frontline workers manning water supply works, wastewater treatment works,...
Read moreDetailsEXCITEMENT BUILDS AS SHANKLIN’S 2-WEEK ROTARY SALE SET FOR JANUARY RETURN
The Rotary Club of Shanklin says that things are back on track for its highly-anticipated annual 2-week Rotary sale, which returns on Tuesday 9th January from 10:00. For many decades the Rotary Club of Shanklin has been organising its annual...
Read moreDetailsCROWN COURT BACKLOG ONLY GETTING WORSE NEW FIGURES SHOW
The number of Crown Court cases still awaiting an outcome has continued to increase in recent months, with more than 120 Isle of Wight cases still active. New figures show that in Q3 of this year (July-September), a total of...
Read moreDetailsISLAND’S DEAN AND LOUISE AMONG THOSE NAMED IN KING’S NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST
WightSAR's Dean Terrett and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service's Louise Walker are among those named on The King's New Year Honours List, recognising their contribution to Island life. It has been revealed tonight (Friday) that for services to search and...
Read moreDetailsGUILTY PLEAS FROM 37-YEAR-OLD WHO ASSAULTED MAN AT RYDE SPOONS
A man who assaulted a male known to him by punching him in the face whilst at a pub in Ryde could face a custodial sentence. Nathan Bett, 37, of St John's Wood Road in Ryde, admitted assaulting a person...
Read moreDetailsKICKING OFF 2024 WITH A BANG! SANDOWN FIREWORKS RETURN ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
Sandown’s New Year’s Day fireworks display will return to mark the start of 2024 on Monday evening. Weather permitting, the fireworks will be set off from the end of the pier at 18:00 on 1st January. To allow safe spectator...
Read moreDetailsSTILL TIME TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAY!
There is still time to visit the Island's array of magical Christmas lights displays and vote for your favourite in this year's Light up the Wight competition. Throughout December, families have been jumping in their cars - and on the...
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