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Emergency response to potential unexploded ordnance at East Wight beach
Emergency teams rushed to an East Wight beach yesterday (Sunday, February 4) following reports of possible unexploded ordnance. Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams were alerted shortly before 4pm. The coastguard teams were quickly
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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announces
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The King has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun a schedule of regular treatments, and while he has postponed public duties he “remains wholly positive
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The latest food hygiene scores on the Island
Isle of Wight restaurants, takeaways and cafes are among businesses which have been visited by food hygiene inspectors since Christmas. The Isle of Wight Council's environmental health officers have been visiting businesses to see if they are meeting
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Appeal for volunteers to help in the Mountbatten gardens
An appeal has gone out to the Isle of Wight community, for keen gardeners and green-fingered volunteers to help out at Mountbatten's green spaces. The gardens are important at the hospice, bringing comfort to many. The beautiful gardens are
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What sentence did Ryde man get after dragging woman along the street by her hair?
An Isle of Wight man launched a prolonged series of assaults on his partner in a residential street, including dragging her along by her hair, a court was told. Elliot Aaron Dwyer learned his fate in court on Friday (February 2), after he admitted
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Art exhibition invites visitors to grab a paintbrush and make their mark!
There are opportunities to paint and get involved, at a new art exhibition at Quay Arts in Newport. Joined Up Thinking has been described as an active installation and is unusual in that it invites the public to add their own painted marks, disrupting
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Island police unleash Operation Crush in fight against illegally used e-scooters
Criminals on the Isle of Wight will soon be left feeling crushed as police step up the fight against those causing misery on e-scooters. Officers now have the power to start crushing e-scooters and off-road electronic motorcycles used to commit
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Isle of Wight Festival terror trial 'a tragedy' say police
“Today is not a day for celebration" counter terrorism police have said, after a teenage boy from the Isle of Wight was found guilty of terror offences — including plotting an attack at the Isle of Wight Festival. Lead officers have been reacting
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Improved hygiene rating for Chinese takeaway
Two months after being slammed for poor standards, a Chinese takeaway on the Isle of Wight has managed to turn things around and secure a five-star food hygiene rating. Ko-Sing, on Sandown Road, in Lake, was re-inspected by Isle of Wight Council
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Teen found guilty of plotting Isle of Wight Festival terror attack
The trial of an Isle of Wight teenager accused of terrorism offences in 2022 — which included his plans to attack the Isle of Wight Festival — has concluded. The boy, who appeared before a jury at Kingston Crown Court, denied three counts of the
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Ian Lavender from the hit BBC sitcom Dad's Army dies aged 77
Ian Lavender who played Private Pike in the hit BBC sitcom Dad's Army has died at the age of 77. The iconic actor from Birmingham was 22 when was cast for the role of Private Pike decades ago. He would end up spending 10 years in the role and
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Bath tub and fridge among items dumped in National Landscape area
A bath and fridges are among a number of items which appear to have been fly-tipped on protected and conserved land on the Isle of Wight. Photos show at least six large appliances left dumped, off Brading Downs Road. The land where the items
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Threats to kill man arrest after police response to seafront
An Isle of Wight man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill in Ryde. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to Ryde Esplanade at 8am this morning (Monday). Police said they received a report of threats being made
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Find out how the council plans to tackle huge backlog in hygiene inspections
A 'proactive' programme has been approved to tackle a backlog of food hygiene inspections on the Isle of Wight. It comes after the issue was raised by the Isle of Wight Council's internal auditor. The backlog included more than 200 food serving
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Busy Bee offering four figure reward for information on overnight thefts
An Isle of Wight garden centre is offering a £1,000 reward for information about the theft of gas cylinders, worth hundreds of pounds. As the County Press previously reported, 14 gas cylinders were reported stolen from Busy Bee Garden Centre on
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Second wave of Isle of Wight Festival acts revealed
A FRESH batch of acts have been added to this year’s Isle of Wight Festival roster – including Jessie J and The Pretenders. The festival, which returns to Seaclose Park this summer, already boasted an enviable lineup, with the likes of The Prodigy
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This priest will be easy to spot as he travels between parishes
THE new priest-in-charge of four parishes on the Isle of Wight will be easy to spot – he’ll be haring around the countryside in leathers and a dog collar, riding an orange Vespa. The Rev Tony Lawrence has been appointed as priest-in-charge designate
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Can you help deliver dignity packs to those who need them?
Age UK Isle of Wight is urgently seeking individuals and companies with access to vans or larger vehicles to assist in the delivery of free hygiene packs. The campaign, Dignity in Every Pack, aims to distribute £50,000 worth of hygiene packs across
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Former Sandown man accused of attack to stand trial next month
An Isle of Wight man accused of an attack in Sandown will stand trial next month. Tobias Robert Green, of no fixed address but formerly of Sandown, denied assaulting a man by beating on November 5 last year, at an earlier hearing. He reappeared
