ISLE OF WIGHT TOWNS AND ISLANDS ACROSS THE POND, DOWN UNDER AND EVEN IN AFRICA
Ventnor, Ryde, Cowes and Sandown are not only to be found here on the original Isle of Wight, but across all 4 corners of the globe. Here are some of the Isle of Wight place names in other continents... The ...
Read moreDetailsTOURIST ON HOLIDAY ASSAULTED MALE AT POPULAR ISLE OF WIGHT HOLIDAY PARK
A Derbyshire man who assaulted a male whilst on holiday at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park earlier this year has admitted his guilt in court. Christopher Grayson, 38, of High Peak in Derbyshire, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at ...
Read moreDetailsREFORM UK CANDIDATES CALL FOR ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST TO ‘GET OUR £10MILLION BACK’
Island candidates for the Reform Party are calling for the Island’s NHS to “get our £10 million back”. In 2019 ,the Island's NHS Trust was awarded £48million to improve healthcare for Islanders. Controversially, more than 20% of it, £10 million, ...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE PURSUIT NEAR WELLOW ENDS WITH SUSPECT VEHICLE CRASHING
Police have confirmed that the pursuit of a car seen driving erratically and at speed last night (Friday) ended dramatically when the vehicle crashed. Officers patrolling the Ningwood area of the West Wight noticed a vehicle driving erratically and at ...
Read moreDetailsAPPEAL LAUNCHED TO FIND 59-YEAR-OLD IAN FISK
Police are appealing for the public’s help in locating missing 59-year-old Ian Fisk from Totland Bay who has been missing since yesterday afternoon. The 59-year-old was last seen at approximately 16:45 yesterday (Friday) on The Avenue. Police are very concerned ...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN WATER’S FRONTLINE WORKERS TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING THIS CHRISTMAS
Southern Water is a 365-day-a-year, 7-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day operation – and as communities gather to celebrate this festive period, engineers will be on hand to keep things flowing. Work will continue with frontline workers manning water supply works, wastewater treatment works, ...
Read moreDetailsMEDICAL EMERGENCY SEES AIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED TO WHIPPINGHAM
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Whippingham this morning (Saturday) in response to an ongoing medical emergency in the area. Scrambled from its Thruxton base at around 10:00, the helicopter made the journey over ...
Read moreDetailsEXCITEMENT BUILDS AS SHANKLIN’S 2-WEEK ROTARY SALE SET FOR JANUARY RETURN
The Rotary Club of Shanklin says that things are back on track for its highly-anticipated annual 2-week Rotary sale, which returns on Tuesday 9th January from 10:00. For many decades the Rotary Club of Shanklin has been organising its annual ...
Read moreDetailsTECH ISSUE FORCES CANCELLATIONS ON RED JET ROUTE
A technical issue on Red Jet 4 has forced the cancellation 6 sailings between Cowes and Southampton this morning (Saturday). The 10:20 and 11:30 from West Cowes and the 09:35 and 10:55 from Southampton have been cancelled. The 09:00 from ...
Read moreDetailsCAR SMASHES INTO BANK NEAR WELLOW AS DRIVER FAILS TO NEGOTIATE SHARP BEND
A driver’s failure to negotiate a sharp bend on the outskirts of the rural village of Wellow, which resulted in a crash, led to a turn out of emergency services late last night (Friday). Police, fire and ambulance crews were ...
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