EMERGENCY service teams were called to Brading this evening (Thursday) following a single vehicle accident. Arriving on the scene in Carpenter's Road, the ambulance service contacted the fire service to assist them in helping a man from the vehicle
A NUMBER of fire crews have been called to Brading this evening (Thursday) following reports of a domestic fire. Teams from Shanklin, Sandown, Newport and Ryde were called to The Mews after receiving a report from a concerned neighbour of the affected
A BUSY road on the outskirts of Newport has been closed in both directions as a result of fallen power cables this evening (Thursday). THE A3020 Blackwater Road has been closed between Birchmore Lane and the A3056. There are no reported tailbacks
THE Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is mourning the death of one of its beloved big cats. Male tiger Girona passed away today (Thursday) after his health deteriorated in recent weeks. The Sanctuary, along with its expert veterinary team, decided
SIX months on from the start of the national Covid vaccine rollout, more than 180,000 jabs have been given on the Isle of Wight — with 55.5 per cent of residents fully vaccinated. Latest figures from NHS England show in the week up to June 6, 5,399
NEW cases of Covid-19 have been recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday), according to the latest data. Public Health England figures reveal three cases today. Three new cases were recorded yesterday (Wednesday), with none on Tuesday
SAVINGS of more than £32 million have been found in the Highways PFI contract — by the people who helped design it. Providing their advice to the Isle of Wight Council, Jasmine Consulting has found what the council estimate to be upwards of £32
POLICE were called to Newport this morning (Thursday) following reports of a suspicious bank transfer. The activity took place at Santander Bank on St James' Street, with enquiries ongoing at this time. A spokesperson for the Hampshire Constabulary
MORE than £730,000 of taxpayers’ money has been paid to a consultancy to find savings in a contract its' owner helped design. Figures revealed in a Freedom of Information request to the Isle of Wight Council show, over the 39 months Jasmine Consulting
NOW over 15 months late, the final part of the first phase of the Highways PFI project is yet to be signed off. Initially supposed to last for seven years, from April 1 2013 to March 31 2020, the Core Investment Period (CIP) of the Highways PFI
Despite the cloudy skies, Isle of Wight photographers have managed to capture today's partial solar eclipse in stunning photos. Scroll down for more... The celestial event happened between around 10am and 12.30pm, but most areas of the Island
Firefighters from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Rescue Service have attended a 'small fire' under a recovery truck's bonnet this lunchtime (Thursday), at around 1.15pm. It was out by the time they arrived - extinguished by the truck's driver.
Residents in East Cowes are questioning why a one way system was not put in place, as delayed work to upgrade York Avenue continues. It follows a series of near misses on the main diversion route, set up to allow work on the main road into the
A JUDGE warned an 86-year-old Cowes man it was "almost inevitable" he would face a custodial sentence after admitting child abuse offences. Arthur Page, of Queens Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Monday. He admitted two
Councils will be given greater powers to protect mobile home residents from rogue caravan park owners, in a move being welcomed by Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely. It means authorities will be able to do more to tackle bad practice and the exploitation
Safe swimming buoys have now been installed at Widdick Chine, in Totland Bay, on the Isle of Wight's west coast. Totland Parish Council says it hopes the measure will prevent boats mooring too close to the shore, protecting West Wight beach goers
Cloud is threatening to obscue a partial solar eclipse which would otherwise be visible from the Isle of Wight this morning (Thursday). In the next few hours, the Moon will pas between the Earth and the Sun, obscuring it until it becomes a crescent
A wooden sculpture of an eel has been damaged for the second time in six weeks and this time it might be irreparable. A frustrated County Press reader has asked why anyone would do it, sending us a picture of the damage. The carved artwork
A JOBLESS marketing consultant who decided to drink-drive from Cowes to East Cowes after missing the last floating bridge service, thanked the person who shopped her to the police. Chantal Andrea Louise Reed, of Cavalier Quay, East Cowes, admitted
VENTNOR bounced back from the previous week’s disappointment by romping to an emphatic nine-wicket victory over league leaders, Hartley Wintney in Division 2 of the IPA Greene King Southern Premier League on Saturday. The visitors to Steephill
From Tina Snow, Newport: I write with increasing frustration at the number of vehicles which jump the lights at Coppins Bridge. In my view, there is no safe link between Staplers Road and the main high street. Myself and my guide dog Quiz
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl from the Isle of Wight has beaten stiff competition to secure a spot in the latter stages of a prestigious national dance competition. Emma, won the Modern Solo category against competitors from across the south coast, and
AN INQUEST on the Isle of Wight into the death of a maintenance worker from Freshwater was unable to ascertain why or when he died. The body of Matthew Nimsil Christopher Doyle was found floating at sea, two nautical miles south of The Needles,
