Ferries & disabilities: Bob Seely wants your thoughts
Isle of Wight ObserverIsland MP Bob Seely is asking disabled passengers to fill out a survey to gauge whether Solent ferry companies offer…
Read MoreRyde Inshore Rescue abandon crew’s birthday party to save lives
Rescue volunteers abandon crewman’s birthday celebration to save two men. During a crew member’s 20th birthday celebrations on Monday (August…
Read MoreMan ‘bad with heights’ to jump from plane for Ventnor Skate Park funds
The founder of Wight Trash skate company is to jump out of a plane for charity. John Cattle, chair of…
Read MoreCheck your pockets before tumble drying your clothes say Firefighters
Firefighters have released an image of a burnt out tumble dryer as a warning. Posted to Twitter on Tuesday (August…
Read MoreFirecrews called to fire at St Catherine’s Point
Firefighters attended a fire at St Catherine’s Point. A firecrew from Ventnor attended the incident at around 7.50am on Tuesday…
Read More‘Rural Crime Reporting Line’ aims to tackle criminal behaviour
New service for farmers and the public to report rural crime anonymously in partnership with the charity Crimestoppers. The “Rural…
Read MoreAir ambulance pulls woman from sea during Cowes Week
An air ambulance has rescued a female from the Solent. Coast guards and ambulance crews have pulled a woman from…
Read MoreSee photos of HRH The Princess Royal
Princess Anne visited the RNLI station in Cowes on Monday (August 6). A spokesman for Cowes RNLI said: “We hosted…
Read MoreSigns highlighting homes plan erected in Northwood
Two cardboard signs have appeared in Northwood highlighting a plan to build homes. The signs read “plans for 66 houses…
Read MoreShould our fire services combine with Hampshire?
Island residents are being asked their views on plans for a new combined fire authority with Hampshire. The Isle of…
Read MoreFire at Niton Undercliff caused by ‘well alight’ tractor
A tractor has ignited and started a field fire. Four pumps and a water carrier are attending a field fire…
Read MoreDECADeANCE cash boost for Mountbatten
The Isle of Wight’s Mountbatten Hospice has been given a cash boost of more than £12,000 following another hugely successful…
Read MoreCowes Week campers escorted off site after boy ‘shoved’
Police were called to Waverley Campsite after a dispute broke out between Cowes Week campers, children and parents. According to…
Read MoreRyde fish shop burglar suspect image released by police
Police have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a number of crimes. The…
Read More“Chatter and Natter” at Sandown Conservative Club
According to the Office of National Statistics it is estimated that over two million people in Britain experience chronic loneliness.…
Read MoreIsle of Wight welcomes the Princess Royal
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal will visit a number of Island attractions on Monday (August 6). The…
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