FIREFIGHTERS have been called out to a fire in Freshwater this evening (Monday). The fire and rescue service were called out by police to a fire in a road off the High Street. At least two crews have been called out from Newport Fire Station
HOVERTRAVEL has suspended its service this evening (Monday), causing problems for commuters to and from the Isle of Wight. A spokesperson for Hovertravel said the cancellation of services was due to a technical issue. Hovertravel will review
DEEP beneath the streets of Shanklin, a laser-controlled tunnelling machine is hard at work. The machine, named Marthur, is caving out a giant underground tank to store storm water as part of a £4 million Southern Water project to make bathing water
AN ISLE of Wight teacher who grabbed a student by the shoulders, pulled them forcibly across some distance and then pushed them to the ground appeared in court this morning (Monday). Graeme Bell — a former Cowes Enterprise College teacher — was
A DRUNKEN man who sexually assaulted a healthcare professional and became racially aggressive has been spared prison. Malcolm Lesley, of Leed Street, Sandown, was injured when he fell down the steps of a double decker bus in June last year.
ISLE of Wight man, Anthony Kimber, appeared before magistrates this morning (Monday) accused of unlawfully killing his mother. The 61 year old, of Ryde Road, Seaview, is charged with failing to ensure Hazel Kimber received medical treatment or care
Partnerships don’t always work, do they? But in the case of Pondwell, residents, Island Roads and gardening innovation came together to make a forlorn piece of streetscape an attractive, cared-for place. Odd to talk about watering, or the lack
A HUGE industrial complex will be blown up to make way for almost 1,400 homes under plans submitted by a Hampshire consortium. The former Fawley Power Station, which occupies a 300-acre site beside Southampton Water, will be destroyed in a series
A YARMOUTH business has re-opened in new premises just a few doors up the road. West Wight Framing, owned by Tony Wilson, has been open in the High Street for a year but has now taken over the former Beach Hut. Tony, from Wellow, said: "I have
From Peter Deione, Wootton Bridge: Re Members of Ryde Town Council voting against an application to fund Aspire Ryde as it is a Christian organisation (CP online 29-01-18). It may have escaped the notice of some councillors they live in a Christian
WIGHT Shipyard Co delivered its first multi-million pound export order for a 250-passenger river catamaran. The Twin City Liner will ply a tourist service running on the River Danube between Vienna and Bratislava, joining two European capital cities
THE Hambrough has appointed a new head chef. The award-winning boutique bed and breakfast in Ventnor has appointed Ashley Randle as the head chef of its newly re-opening restaurant. Ashley's experience of working with some of the country's
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iow.gov.uk/planning/ BEMBRIDGE P/00068/19 TCP/24396/A Proposed Extension and Alterations 6 St. Lukes Drive, Bembridge
COWES SPORTS 1, ANDOVER NEW STREET 1 THE Yachtsmen can count themselves lucky to get a draw against a dogged Andover New Street, but their player-manager John McKie may have scored one of the goals of the season. The
CATHERINE JAMES WRITES: What have Ridley Scott’s neo-noir thriller Bladerunner and a hand-knitted tea cosy got in common? That’s right. Pedestrianisation. Watching Ryde Film Club’s showing of Bladerunner: The Director’s Cut, I was struck with how
EMERGENCY services have been called to a rush hour crash on Whippingham Road this morning (Monday). A spokesperson from the Ambulance Service confirmed they were called to scene at 7.42am. The County Press understands one person is injured
A MAN has been jailed for 40 months after admitting to attempting to rob two stores in Ventnor — while armed with an axe. Matthew Peter Emson, 33, of Pier Street, was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Friday (8). He admitted having
