SUSPECTED DRUG DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER LATE NIGHT STOP NEAR WOOTTON
A 39-year-old Sandown man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after being stopped by Police near Wootton last night (Saturday). 6 units descended on Lushington Hill at just gone 22:30 when officers pulled over a silver BMW near ...
Read moreDetailsCOMMISSIONER AND CHIEF REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO CRACKING DOWN ON CRIME IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones and Chief Constable Scott Chilton have reaffirmed their commitment to tackling crime in rural areas across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight with further investment in technology which will help pursue organised crime gangs. ...
Read moreDetailsANOTHER WOMAN RESCUED AFTER BECOMING STUCK IN THE MUD AT WHITECLIFF
Just hours after a woman and her dog were rescued from a sticky situation, search and rescue teams have been called back to the same location at Whitecliff Bay in Bembridge, where a another woman and her dog have now ...
Read moreDetailsHEROIC TRANSATLANTIC ROWERS RECOGNISED BY COUNCIL AFTER 3,000-MILE JOURNEY
The heroic achievement of 3 Island friends who completed a transatlantic row to raise awareness of ocean pollution has been recognised by the Isle of Wight Council. Xavier Baker, Paul Berry and Chris Mannion arrived in Antigua after rowing 3,000 ...
Read moreDetailsCAN YOU HELP WITH SAFETY COVER AT THIS YEAR’S SWIM FOR HOPE EVENT?
Volunteer kayakers and support boats are being sought for this year's charity swim across the Solent in aid of Wessex Cancer Support. The charity runs an annual 'Swim for Hope' event to raise funds to support Islanders affected by cancer. Last ...
Read moreDetailsCRITICAL MEDICAL SITUATION SEES AIR AMBULANCE CALLED TO HUNNYHILL
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Newport this lunchtime (Sunday) in response to a critical medical emergency on Hunnyhill. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has a critical care paramedic and an ambulance crew on ...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN UP TO HER WAIST IN MUD RESCUED FROM BEMBRIDGE CLIFF
A woman stuck up to her waist in mud - and her dog - have been rescued thanks to a multi-agency operation in Bembridge this morning (Sunday). It was shortly before 10:15 that HM Coastguard and Hampshire & Isle of ...
Read moreDetailsHIGH PARK RESSIES REACH FINAL OF JUNIOR B CUP AFTER PENALTY SHOOTOUT
High Park Reserves have reached the final of the Junior B Cup by overcoming Niton on penalties at Seaclose on Saturday afternoon. The match was replayed after the abandonment of the fixture on 9th March following a leg break to ...
Read moreDetailsBIDDING WAR FOR WOOTTON BUNGALOW AT CLIVE EMSON’S MARCH AUCTION
3 residential properties on the Island, mong 147 lots listed by Clive Emson Auctioneers, sold at the firm's March auction. A detached 2-bedroom freehold bungalow at 12 Footways, Wootton went for £247,000 in a bidding war. Rob Marchant, Island auctioneer, ...
Read moreDetailsTHE EARLY YEARS OF ISLAND BUSES UNTIL THE START OF SOUTHERN VECTIS
In our 3rd edition of Isle of Wight buses, Island Echo examines the background and formation of Southern Vectis. Buses came late to the Isle of Wight compared with the rest of the nation - but they say we are ...
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