Fire broke out early this morning at the Beijing Palace opposite the Canoe Lake in Ryde.  The emergency services attended and it took six fire engines with aerial appliances and breathing equipment to tackle the blaze.  However, fire crews had to withdraw from the scene at around 8am when the thatched building collapsed.

The Annual Hospice “Walk the Wight” Awards were held on Thursday evening in the Day Centre of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice in Newport. 

Mountainboard and Skate “have a go sessions” with expert tuition is proving a huge success with the younger spectators,  

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If you would like to try a “Ticket to Fly”

Construction companies are being urged to step up security after a spate of burglaries from building sites across the Isle of Wight.  Over the past week, there have been five reported incidents in Ryde, Sandown and Seaview where power tools and other building equipment have been taken. 

As British summertime draws to a close, police in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are issuing Crime Prevention advice to help residents keep their properties secure during winter.

National statistics show that one and a quarter million people provide over 50 hours of care per week and people providing such high levels of care to others are twice as likely to  suffer a stress related illness.  A call has been issued to the 15,000 carers on the Island to attend a support programme [...]

 
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