‘NASTY AND VIOLENT ABUSER’ PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTS AGAINST WOMAN AND TEENAGE GIRL
A 'nasty and violent' domestic abuser, who changed his plea to guilty upon seeing his victims in court yesterday (Monday), is to be sentenced in March. 35-year-old Robert Church appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Monday (22nd ...
Read moreDetails16-YEAR-OLD SANDOWN BOY CAUGHT DRIVING WITHOUT LICENCE AND INSURANCE IN NEWPORT
A 16-year-old boy from Sandown has been charged with driving without a licence and insurance after he was stopped by Police in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary attended Godric Road, near the junction ...
Read moreDetailsNURSING HOME IN VENTNOR TO CLOSE WITH 18 RESIDENTS FORCED TO MOVE
An Isle of Wight nursing home has announced it will close — forcing 18 residents to find somewhere else to live. Ward House Nursing Home, on Alpine Road in Ventnor, revealed it intended to close its doors last week, announcing ...
Read moreDetailsOPENREACH ROLLS OUT ULTRAFAST BROADBAND – BUT JUST 21% UPTAKE MEANS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT
Thousands of homes and businesses on the Isle of Wight are missing out on ultrafast broadband speeds – with Openreach’s new Full Fibre network now reaching more than 15,000 properties locally. The network operator has invested more than £4.5million in ...
Read moreDetailsSCHOOL FEDERATION TO DISBAND AS HEADTEACHER DECLARES ‘WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR PATH’
After 12 years the Isle of Wight Education Federation is to disband, as Carisbrooke College, Medina College and The Island VI Form focus on improving their Ofsted ratings as separate schools. It has been announced today (Tuesday) that the formal ...
Read moreDetailsDUO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BURGLARY OF PERSONAL ITEMS FROM SHANKLIN FOOTBALL CLUB
Two men in their 40s have been arrested in connection with the burglary of various items from a changing room at Shanklin Football Club over the weekend (Saturday 20th January). As first reported by Island Echo, various members of the ...
Read moreDetailsNEW ISLAND PRIEST REV TONY LAWRENCE TO VISIT LOCALS ON HIS VESPA
The new priest-in-charge of 4 parishes on the Isle of Wight will be easy to spot when he's haring around the countryside in his leathers. The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Jonathan Frost, has appointed the Rev Tony Lawrence ...
Read moreDetails5 GOLDS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT SWIMMERS AT SWIM ENGLAND SOUTH EAST MASTERS
3 masters swimmers from Ryde Swimming Club competed in the 2024 Swim England South East Masters open long course (50m pool) meet at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley. Despite being early in the year after the Christmas break, the ...
Read moreDetailsRYDE FIRE STATION TO BECOME WHOLETIME AS SERVICE BATTLES RESILIENCE CHALLENGES
Ryde Fire Station is set to become a wholetime station in the future - operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - as Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service battles against resilience challenges on the ...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR RFC SLUMP TO DEFEAT AGAINST STRONG ROMSEY SIDE
After their excellent win the previous week, Ventnor’s 1st XV travelled with a few enforced changes and lost out to an excellent Romsey side who used the blustery conditions to the full. Ventnor started strongly with the returning Guy Entwistle ...
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