Isle of Wight County Press

Huge search after raid at jewellers

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:11:33 GMT

POLICE launched a massive search in Cowes today (Friday) after a suspected armed raid at the world-famous Benzie jewellers.

Island prepares for swine flu

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:52:70 GMT

THE NHS is gearing-up for the predicted swine flu epidemic.
Amid expectation of a big rise of cases across the UK and the surge of visitors to the Island, public health officials stressed the need to follow national guidance

Police probe dog attacks

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:56 GMT

ALLEGATIONS that a vicious bull terrier injured five dogs and an owner in the West Wight are being probed by police.

Deep fat fryer in oven blamed for blaze

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:49:12 GMT

A DEEP fat fryer inside an oven is thought to have caused a small fire in a kitchen yesterday evening (Thursday).

Grass fire near KFC site

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:47:47 GMT

STAFF at a fast food restaurant extinguished a small grass fire near Kentucky Fried Chicken, Newport, last night (Thursday).

£83m Isle of Wight College rebuild plan axed

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:18:58 GMT

The £83 million plan to rebuild the Isle of Wight College has been axed, even though £2.5 million has already been spent on plans.
The Learning and Skills Council has told the college it has not won any of the cash it needed to press on with a grand design sixth form and new campus.
The LSC approved only 13 of 180 projects throughout the country, many of which were much more advanced than the Island college, where at least demolition work had not started.

Come back plea to Welsh sisters

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:18:30 GMT

THERE’S to be a warm welcome in the Island’s hillsides for the two Welsh holidaymakers who say they were banned from a Shanklin gift shop for speaking Welsh.

Turbine plan for Wroxall farm

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:17:60 GMT

A SINGLE 45-metre blade height wind turbine could be built on land at Span Farm, near Wroxall.

Record month for CP website

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:15:35 GMT

THE County Press was celebrating this week after its website, iwcp.co.uk, attracted a million page views in a month for the first time.

Island firm disappears after 90 years

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:13:55 GMT

A NAME that has been part of Island high streets for nearly 90 years is to disappear.

Madness to play Carisbrooke?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:12:28 GMT

THE band Madness looks set to headline an open-air concert planned near Carisbrooke Castle next month but the event is being opposed by English Heritage.

I’ll be back, says Island climber in 50ft fall

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:11:90 GMT

A RYDE man cheated death after falling 50ft during a five-day climbing expedition in Scotland.

Isle of Wight mental health 60% worse than south east

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:09:30 GMT

POOR mental health is a ‘significant’ issue for the Isle of Wight with around 3.3 per cent of people claiming incapacity benefit citing it as a reason.

Estimates show scale of PFI value

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:07:10 GMT

CLOSE to £140 million will be paid out by Islanders over the 25 years of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to rebuild roads.

Vestas research centre unveiled

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:06:13 GMT

THIS artist’s impression shows Vestas Technology’s new research and development centre on the former West Medina Mills site, on the west bank of the River Medina, just outside Newport.