APOLLO TO HOST YOUTH PRODUCTION OF ‘GOING SOUTH FOR WINTER’
Pink Cow Theatre, in association with Apollo Youth Theatre, are to present 'Going South for Winter' this coming weekend - the perfect Springtime treat for all the family. Ever wondered how our wildlife survives the winter? Henry the Squirrel and ...
Read moreDetailsDISASTER SCENARIO PLAYED OUT AT PART OF ED-WISE’S RESILIENCE CHALLENGE
More than 60 students from schools across the Isle of Wight recently took part in a tabletop exercise, playing out a disaster scenario as part of Ed-WISE's Resilience Challenge. Ed-WISE, the local education charity whose purpose is to increase life ...
Read moreDetailsDISAPPEARING LIGHT SPARKED SEARCH FOR YACHT IN NEWTOWN CREEK
Concerns that a yacht may have been in trouble in the vicinity of Newtown Creek led to a painstaking search by Cowes RNLI lifeboat last night (Tuesday). The emergency was sparked by a report of what appeared to be a ...
Read moreDetailsBRANSTONE’S BRIGHTBULB NOMINATED FOR GLOBAL TECH AWARD
Isle of Wight digital studio, Brightbulb, has announced its nomination for an international tech award. The nomination comes at the Global Business Tech Awards in the ‘Small Tech Company of the Year’ category. This prestigious recognition serves as a testament ...
Read moreDetailsMONIES RAISED FOR COMMUNITY CAFE AS EAST COWES CELEBRATES EASTER
More than 70 children took part in an Easter egg hunt in East Cowes over the Bank Holiday weekend as the community came together at the Community Spirited Café on Vectis Road. With the help of the wider East Cowes ...
Read moreDetailsSOCIAL WORK WORKERS VERGING ON STRIKE ACTION OVER COMPULSORY OUT-OF-HOURS ROTA CHANGES
Adult social work staff working for Isle of Wight Council won’t undertake on-call standby shifts over proposed changes forcing them on to a mandatory, rather than voluntary, rota systen, says UNISON. Employees on standby are required to respond to emergencies ...
Read moreDetailsFISHCAKE MAKER WINS ALDI CONTRACT IN TV SHOW FINALE – AND THE JOURNEY BEGAN HERE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Fishcake maker Hayley Elston is on the crest of a wave this morning (Wednesday) after millions of viewers watched her net a national supermarket deal on Channel 4’s Aldi’s Next Big Thing - and the business started right here on ...
Read moreDetailsCROWN COURT DATE FOR SHANKLIN MAN WHO DENIES SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A WOMAN
A man from Shanklin has denied sexually assaulting an individual at a bus stop in Sandown last year. Anthony Ayres, of Atherley Road, denied sexual assault when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday). It is alleged ...
Read moreDetailsFAMILY OF THOSE WITH DEMENTIA URGED TO COMPLETE ‘HERBERT PROTOCOL’ FORM
Those with family and friends living with dementia or Alzheimer's are being urged to complete a 'Herbert Protocol' form, to assist Police and search volunteers in the event they go missing. The initiative is named after George Herbert, a war ...
Read moreDetailsEARLY HOURS POWER CUT KNOCKS OUT SUPPLY TO 800 PROPERTIES IN NEWPORT
More than 800 homes and businesses in Newport are without power this morning (Wednesday) due to an underground cable fault. The outage has hit the Parkhurst and St Mary’s areas of the county town across 67 different postcodes. In total, ...
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