CHILLER FIRE AT TESCO EXPRESS SEES WOOTTON SHOPPERS EVACUATED
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is responding to an electrical fire at Tesco Express in Wootton this afternoon (Thursday). 3 appliances and an aerial ladder platform are at the scene off the High Street, where shoppers ...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT CHARITY TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER £1,300 FOR MOUNTBATTEN
Winner David McBeath with IWCTTA Chairman Alex Rorke 44 players - including 30 who travelled over from the mainland - entered the IWCTTA Mountbatten Charity Tournament at the IW Table Tennis Centre at Smallbrook. The level of table tennis ability ...
Read moreDetailsARRETON HOMES TO OPEN GARDENS AGAIN LATER IN JULY
4 gardens in Arreton will be open to raise money for Home-Start IOW and the Scouts on the Island on Sunday 14th July, from 12 noon until 16:30. Cream teas will be available at the Coach House, between St George’s ...
Read moreDetailsDANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE PEOPLE LIVING WITH PARKINSON’S, MS AND STROKE SURVIVORS
The month of July sees the start of new dance classes specifically for people living with Parkinson's, MS or survivors of a stroke. Michelle Hainsworth, a community dance artist, runs dance classes for wellbeing on the Island and is now ...
Read moreDetailsALL ABOARD FOR THIS MONTH’S COWES BOATLIFE FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2nd stage of the year-long new national BoatLife Fishing Championship will be held at Cowes over the weekend of 13th and 14th July. Competitors will include professional teams vying for the prestigious Pro-Team Cup, sponsored by industry giants committed ...
Read moreDetailsPOWER TOOLS AND ELECTRIC BIKE STOLEN IN WEST WIGHT BURGLARY
Power tools and an electric bike were stolen during a burglary in Thorley overnight. A gate to a residential property on Main Road was opened sometime between 21:00 last night and 02:30 this morning (Thursday) before a locked garage was ...
Read moreDetailsHISTORY PRESERVATION AMONG GOOD CAUSES TO BENEFIT FROM LATEST WIGHTAID DONATIONS
6 good causes on the Isle of Wight have benefitted from the latest donations from WightAID. A total of £7,925 was distributed at a recent ceremony at IFPL near Shalfleet. 2 WightAID donors, Paul Thomas from Isle of Wight Tomatoes ...
Read moreDetailsAIR PISTOL AND KNIVES FOUND IN MICRA AFTER BEMBRIDGE CRASH – ARREST MADE
A 28-year-old man from Bembridge is in custody after an air pistol and 2 knives were found in the back of his crashed car, which he is suspected to have been driving whilst drunk. Police and paramedics were called to ...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT NAMED ONCE AGAIN AS ‘DESTINATION OF THE YEAR’ AT TOP TRAVEL AWARDS
The Isle of Wight has been named 'Best UK Destination of the Year' for the second year running in the Group Leisure and Travel Awards. The Island faced tough competition from destinations such as London, Leicester and Leicestershire, Norwich, Wiltshire ...
Read moreDetailsVOI E-SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ARRIVE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Voi – the new provider of e-scooters and e-bikes across the Solent Transport region - has arrived on the Isle of Wight this week. After almost 4 years, Beryl's contract has come to an end following an open tender process, ...
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