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More than 100 new Isle of Wight Covid cases confirmed
MORE than 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest government data. Public Health England figures released today (Wednesday) show 110 new cases. These follow yesterday's 104, taking the Isle
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More Covid deaths in hospital
Two more people have died in the Isle of Wight's hospital after contracting Covid-19. In all, 175 people have now died at St Mary's Hospital since the start of the pandemic. The latest deaths were recorded on September 26 and 27. It follows
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Sandown Hotel fire in photos as guests await news
Fire crews were called to the Channel View Hotel in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday). Five engines from Shanklin, Newport, Ventnor and Ryde attended the scene, on Royal Street, off Beachfield Road. Ambulance and police crews were also in
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Major response to Sandown hotel fire
Fire crews have been called to the Channel View Hotel in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday). Appliances from Shanklin, Newport, Ventnor and Ryde attended the scene on Royal Street, off Beachfield Road, shortly after 3pm. There was a major response
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Water restored to Newport following burst main
WATER supply has been restored to Newport homes, Southern Water has confirmed, following torrential rain last night (Tuesday). The water provider says repairs to a burst water main on Staplers Road have now been completed, though residents may
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Wightlink cancellations to Yarmouth Lymington sailings
Wightlink has announced a number of its Yarmouth and Lymington sailings have been cancelled today (Wednesday) due to a mechanical fault. UPDATE: Yarmouth cancellations by Isle of Wight Wightlink ferry The 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:55 sailings
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Bottled water station opens after water main burst
A bottled water station has been set up in Newport, after water supplies were lost in homes near Staplers Road. Southern Water engineers are working to fix a burst main. Water restored to Newport following burst main Tankers are
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Crocodile-faced Hell Heron and Riverback Hunter are meat-eating dinosaur finds
TWO new species of dinosaurs have been discovered on the Isle of Wight in what experts have hailed as among the most exciting finds in fossil hunting. A new study led by palaeontologists at the University of Southampton suggests the bones belong
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Coutts chief executive's personal perspective on 1,000 Business Climate Pledges
AS PART of our 1,000 Business Climate Pledges campaign we spoke exclusively to Coutts CEO Peter Flavel. Peter Flavel has his own, very personal perspective on the global climate emergency. The chief executive of Coutts Bank, part of NatWest
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Water main repairs needed in two areas of the Island
Southern Water is working on a burst water main between Cowes and Newport, which was affecting supplies in homes in Cowes, East Cowes and Gurnard overnight. UPDATE: Southern Water opens Newport bottled water station after burst main
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Isle of Wight's long-Covid clinic proving difficult to access
David Pratt, Bembridge: My wife was admitted to hospital and was due to be released in January 2020. But she caught Covid in St Mary's and was shuttled around for three months. My wife was denied the NHS six weeks re-enablement plan — they
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Vintage Motorcycle Club event crowns County Press Cup winner
THE Isle of Wight section of the Vintage Motorcycle Club held its annual display in St Thomas's Square on Saturday. More than 50 motorcycles attended, ranging from a 1926 Sunbeam Model 5, the same as the last side-valve machine to win the Isle
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Court hears man jumped off cliff over anguish of son being adopted
AN ISLE of Wight man who jumped off a cliff through suffering the anguish of his son being adopted, survived to face magistrates over his attack on the boy's mother. The man admitted an assault by beating last year and failing to attend court earlier
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PHOTOS LeBlanq cycling and luxury food weekend on the Island
THE Isle of Wight played host to cycling and gourmet legends when LeBlanq hosted its first joyriding weekend here. It was a luxury break full of experiences of eating, drinking and riding — and it brought cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins to the Island
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Shanklin set to welcome David Baddiel's Trolls: Not The Dolls tour
When writer, comedian and actor David Baddiel makes his first ever trip to the Isle of Wight, he is hoping we will find his show, Trolls: Not The Dolls, funny and entertaining. He says his aim is also to equip us to 'deal with all this horribleness
