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Flood water turns Cowes High Street into unusual swimming lane
What do you do when the high street floods? Well, go for a dip of course! After offering to help flood hit businesses in Cowes, that's exactly what these three did on Monday. The swimmers, Aneirin Smith, William Morgan and Harrison Crickmore
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Weather causes "up to £100,000 worth of damage" to Sandown beach bar
AMONG the businesses to feel the brunt of the stormy weather was Driftwood, in Sandown, where an estimated £100,000 worth of damage was caused when seawater smashed its way past metal shutters. Owner Sean Ware said it is the worst weather damage
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Police update after serious head-on crash on main Yarmouth road
Police have released an update following a head-on collision, which saw one person suffer a serious injury this afternoon (Wednesday, April 10). Police were called just before 2.50pm to reports of a collision on Tennyson Road, near the Thorley
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Why was Newport dual carriageway closed by police this lunchtime?
A three-car crash prompted the emergency closure of the Isle of Wight’s dual carriageway this lunchtime (Wednesday, April 10). Three vehicles, including a red Honda Civic ep3 type-R, were involved in the collision on Medina Way shortly before 11.30am
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Business owner sorts Cowes clean-up after council says 'not us'
Two Isle of Wight companies have stepped in to help collect and dispose of bin bags full of flood damaged items, after the council told high street business owners it was not the authority's responsibility to take them away. After reading the County
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Port get revenge against promotion hopefuls with final kick of the game
Newport’s penultimate home game of the Wessex League Division 1 season saw high-flying Millbrook visit Tuesday evening (April 9). The Islanders were hoping to get their revenge against the visitors, who had smashed five past them in the reverse
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Town council grants free parking on Saturdays to help Ventnor
Ventnor Town Council is waiving parking fees in its three local car parks on Saturdays to help businesses in the town. As the County Press has previously reported, Ventnor businesses are concerned their trade will suffer due to Leeson Road being
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Man arrested after three vehicle crash closes dual carriageway
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent after a three car crash on the dual carriageway in Newport on the Isle of Wight. Medina Way is currently closed while the damaged vehicles are recovered. Although
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Crash closes Medina Way in Newport
4:01pm See the latest: Why was Newport dual carriageway closed by police this lunchtime?
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'Not our responsibility' to dispose of flood wrecked items says council
"Businesses are responsible for their own disposal of damaged items", the Isle of Wight Council has said, after shopkeepers affected by overnight flooding hit out at a 'lack of support'. The local authority insists it had "people on the ground
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Norris Castle plan to go before councillors with this recommendation
Plans to restore and convert East Cowes' Grade I listed Norris Castle into luxury hotel; its farm, walled kitchen garden and outbuildings into a wellness centre; its Grade II listed pump house into a clubhouse; its Grade II listed cattle shelters into
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New Fairest Isle Festival will feature early music from 16th to 18th century
A NEW festival is coming to the Isle of Wight, focusing on early music tunes from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The Fairest Isle Festival will take their audiences on a musical journey through time, from May 10 to 12, at churches and venues across
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Restraining order for man who told ex 'her days were numbered' after she gave birth
AN Isle of Wight man who anonymously phoned his former partner, saying her "days were numbered" a day after she had given birth, has been handed a restraining order. Edward McKendrick, of Oaklyn Gardens, Shanklin, appeared before Isle of Wight
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Northwood take on High Park in the Isle of Wight Memorial Cup TONIGHT
MIDWEEK cup action continues this evening (Wednesday) as Island League Division 1 sides Northwood St John and High Park meet in the quarter finals of the Isle of Wight Memorial Cup. The tie is being played at Steyne Park in Bembridge, with an
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Dramatic last-minute kick secures third place for Isle of Wight RFC
In a tense battle between the third and fourth-placed teams, Isle of Wight RFC clinched victory with a dramatic last-minute kick, securing third place. IWRFC 13 - 12 Overton The match started explosively as captain Luke Blackman intercepted