Isle of Wight County Press

Service-slashing plans unveiled

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:45:00 GMT

THE extent of proposed cuts to the council's budget have been revealed ahead of next week's cabinet meeting.

The 15-stone friends for those in peril

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:15:00 GMT

A TEAM of dogs jumped to the aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on Sunday.

Clubs are laughing after charity boost

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:50:00 GMT

FOUR Island sports clubs have been given more than £13,500 from Comic Relief.

6,000 enjoy garden show

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:40:00 GMT

WOLVERTON Manor Garden Fair at Shorwell attracted an estimated 6,000 people at the weekend.

Railway steams to award

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:35:00 GMT

THE Isle of Wight Steam Railway has been named winner of the National Lottery's Best Heritage Project.

Make waves by being sporty

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:16:00 GMT

ISLAND youngsters have the chance to try out a range of watersports for free at a one-day event, organised by leisure chiefs at the Isle of Wight Council.

Billy organises DIY litter pick with friends

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:15:00 GMT

ANNOYED with the litter around his home, a Ryde youngster decided to take matters into his own hands.

Man stuck in window

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:15:00 GMT

A MAN had to be rescued after getting stuck in a window on Sunday.

Air crash victims named

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:00:57 GMT

POLICE have revealed that the pair who died when their light aircraft plunged into woods at Havenstreet on Saturday were father and son.
While formal identification may not be possible for days, they said the families of the men who lost their lives had been informed.

Firefighters tackle Totland stubble blaze

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:16:30 GMT

Firefighters were called to extinguish a large area of burning stubble at Warren Farm, Totland, yesterday (Friday) afternoon.

Powercut at Cowes

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:13:29 GMT

MORE than 1,000 Cowes homes were without electricity for more than an hour on Saturday morning after a fault developed in an overhead power line.

I feel I was let down, says injured former nurse

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:15:00 GMT

A FORMER nurse feels she has been let down by the Island’s ambulance service, after she was told there were no ambulances to help her after she fell.

Prison could be site for 125m high wind turbines

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:10:00 GMT

PLANS have been announced which could lead to 125m-high wind turbines being installed at the Camp Hill site of HMP Isle of Wight.

Depressed mum’s plea for help

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:09:00 GMT

A DEPRESSED and suicidal woman this week claimed she had been failed by the Island’s mental health service.

Volunteer pickers hop to it

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:07:00 GMT

VOLUNTEER hop pickers enjoyed the fruits of last year’s labours this week.