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  • Crash on Briddlesford Road

    EMERGENCY services responded to a crash on Briddlesford Road this afternoon (Sunday). Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at about 5.30pm. Firefighters from Ryde and Newport were called out and helped to make the scene

  • Freshwater lifeboat called out in search for missing man

    FRESHWATER Independent Lifeboat has been called out in the search for a missing man. The lifeboat station's D class lifeboat launched to search for missing man Peiman Moradi, who was last seen in Freshwater Bay at 9.30am this morning (Sunday).

  • LETTER: Vital to hold council to account

    From Colin Greene, Cowes: I attended the Isle of Wight Council’s board presentation at Medina Theatre last Wednesday. The question of social support was raised and the leader, Cllr Dave Stewart, claimed they have ‘adequate measures in place

  • West Wight Community Partnership to be reformed

    A MEETING to re-establish the former West Wight Community Partnership (WWCP) takes place at the Sports and Community Centre, Freshwater, on Tuesday. The fundraising body for initiatives in the West Wight is to be reconstituted as a charitable community