AIR AMBULANCE RESPONDS TO SERIOUS CRASH ON COUNTRY ROAD IN THE WEST WIGHT
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a serious road traffic collision in the West Wight tonight (Sunday). Emergency services are currently in attendance on Wilmingham Lane, a country lane between Middle Road and Yarmouth ...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO REFUSED TO GIVE SPECIMEN OF BREATH PLEADS GUILTY BUT CASE ADJOURNED
A Freshwater man who refused to provide a specimen of breath to officers at Newport Police Station, saying he 'didn't understand what he was being asked to do', has seen his case adjourned at the courts. Benjamin Mercer, 34, of ...
Read moreDetailsMORE THAN 120 ANIMALS HELPED BY FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS IN THEIR BUSIEST YEAR EVER
Friends of the Animals helped save more than 120 animals in total last year - the busiest 12 months on record for the Isle of Wight charity. 2023 proved to be a year of great demand with more and more ...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT HIPPIES REFUSED TO LEAVE BLACKGANG CLIFFTOP HOMES AFTER 1994 LANDSLIP
30 years ago today Isle of Wight hippies refused to leave their homes on the edge of a precipice at Blackgang, despite Police warnings they were in 'grave danger'. The new age travellers had been lodging in the former nudist ...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS TO DEPLOY TWICE IN 12 HOURS AS -3C EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
Gritters will be hitting the Island’s road network from 18:00 this evening (Sunday) - and again just 11 hours later. Island Roads says that due to the forecast temperatures, its fleet of gritters will be treating the Island’s roads from ...
Read moreDetailsHOME-START IOW LAUNCHES £25 FOOD VOUCHER CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT ISLAND FAMILIES
An Island charity has launched its January fundraising campaign to help support 100 families - by giving each a £25 food voucher. The ‘Kick-Start with Home-Start’ campaign aims to support struggling families looking after very young children to buy fresh ...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEEK MISSING 30-YEAR-OLD ROBERTA POWELL FROM BINSTEAD
Police on the Isle of Wight have issued an appeal in a bid to locate 30-year-old Roberta Powell, who hasn't been seen since Tuesday evening. Roberta - or Bobbie as she is commonly known - was last seen at around ...
Read moreDetailsVICTORY FOR VENTNOR AND WINS FOR BRADING AND SHANKLIN IN ISLE OF WIGHT DIV 1
Shanklin, Brading Town and Ventnor all consolidated their position in Isle of Wight Division 1 by taking 3 points on Saturday (13th January). Cowes Sports Reserves 1-3 Ventnor 6th-placed Ventnor vanquished the 5th-placed Yachtsmen at Westwood Park thanks to an ...
Read moreDetails4 ARRESTED FOR AFFRAY AFTER ALTERCATION AT NEWPORT’S BLUEBELL MEADOWS
An altercation at an address on Newport's Bluebell Meadows led to a large Police response and 4 arrests yesterday evening (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary deployed more than 6 units to Beauchamp Drive, at the junction with Godric ...
Read moreDetailsFREE PERIOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG GIRLS AT NETWORK RYDE
Network Ryde, Ryde Town Council’s Youth Service, has announced that is an official Hey Girl’s community partner, offering free period products to those who need them. Hey Girls is an award-winning social enterprise that donates 100% of their profit to ...
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