FIREFIGHTERS were called to an act of arson on a vehicle this evening (Sunday). A crew from Newport was called to St George's Down in Newport at 5.13pm. A spokesperson for the fire service said: "This evening we were called to reports of a
THE Isle of Wight has seen another rise in confirmed Covid-19 cases today (Sunday), according to the latest figures from Public Health England. Yesterday (Saturday) saw the number of cases on the Island increase to 913 — a rise of 16. Today
A LARGE number of properties in Newport are without power this afternoon (Sunday). Supplier SSEN has apologised and says its engineers are are on site working hard to get the power back on as quickly as they can. It says it was notified at
THE Osmonds: A New Musical is coming to the Mayflower Theatre, next year. Tickets are now on sale for the show, which is in Southampton from Tuesday, September 21, to Saturday, September 25, 2021. The story, by Jay Osmond, tells the true story
This lovely bungalow is located on the popular Whitecross estate in Shanklin, which comprises of similar properties, and is not far from the Aldi and Morrisons supermarkets at Lake. The bungalow benefits from gas-fired central heating and replacement
Waterstones in Newport has donated hundreds of books to schools across the Isle of Wight. The books had been used in a World Book Day event at the start of March. Island based Richard Simpson, who runs a book website, was contacted by store
BACK in 1960, a young couple slipped quietly on to the Isle of Wight. There was no glare of publicity and no-one knew anything about David and Jenny Ball. In fact, David had arrived from Birmingham to take a job at County Hall. Sixty years
ISLAND Line has announced its trains will not run this afternoon (Sunday), as a result of urgent repairs being undertaken between Shanklin and Ryde Pier Head. It said services will be delayed until around 5pm. A spokesperson for Island Line
THE Isle of Wight Council has moved to scotch any suggestion it had been putting pressure on a Lake charity to close and said it was 'disappointed' its Covid advice had not been taken in the spirit intended and seeks to clear up any misunderstandings
RYDE Inshore Rescue was called to reports of a trapped dog at the end of Ryde Pier this morning. The female spaniel had been reported missing by her owners on the Isle of Wight Lost Pets Facebook page earlier in the day, having escaped during a
A NEW book offers a fictional account based on the life of pioneering photographer Julia Margaret Cameron Cameron is now widely acknowledged as one of the 19th century's most important portraitists, although her work was contentious in her lifetime
Cllr Dave Stewart is reported in last week's CP (13/11/20) to not have expected metal fatigue on the Cowes non-floating bridge, and Cllr Ian Ward also admitted other problems were not expected. After all the breakdowns and loss of service, causing
The Isle of Wight's Brightbulb Design has been shortlisted for the sixth national Rural Business Awards. The Wootton firm is nominated in the Best Professional Services category for 2020/21. The event celebrates the success of rural businesses
Woolverton Garden Fair is going virtual in time for Christmas this year. It follows the postponement of the 2020 summer event. Now exhibitors are online HERE and through December. To add your crafts to the site, and to raise money for Age
The latest items hitting the shelves in the middle of Aldi and Lidl on Sunday, November 22, 2020 have been revealed by the retailers. We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in each supermarket. Aldi This week, Aldi are
NEWPORT Football Club first team manager, Andy Sampson, has decided to step down from his post. Andy leaves the club in a comfortable position, sixth place in the Sydenhams Wessex League Division 1, having won five of their first nine games.
ISLE of Wight charity Independent Arts has announced a major new project that will allow people from across the Island to get involved with creative programmes. The new Independent Arts Creative Hub will be located at the former Monsoon building
Are you — or someone you know — finding it difficult to see an NHS dentist? Healthwatch Isle of Wight has launched a new survey to capture people’s experience of dental services. To limit Covid-19 transmissions, dental practices were instructed
A WHILE ago Catherine James wrote in this column about the unwritten rule which dictates that all coaches drive around the Isle of Wight the same direction. Leaving aside the question of which way that was — entertainingly, this was never resolved
A ISLE of Wight band from the 1980s, recently rediscovered, is releasing an album next month. Ambitious punky pop band Cassie cut numerous tracks at both local and mainland recording studios in the early '80s and had real dreams of making the big
Boris Johnson, an admirer of Winston Churchill, enjoys making the analogy fighting Covid-19 is akin to fighting a war. Of course after the Second World War we had the Nuremberg Trials, where those who were complicit in war crimes were rightly held
