Eton College sparks uproar by chopping down beloved 150-year-old oak tree on land it owns 100 miles away on the Isle of Wight to make way for 12 houses Furious locals up in arms after Eton College felled ancient oak without warning Campaigners are fighting to protect other trees on site earmarked for 12 homes … Read more
Asylum processing centres could be built on the Isle of Wight, the Shetlands or the Isle of Man, it emerged yesterday. The new ‘offshoring’ proposal – which might also see asylum hostels built on other remote Scottish islands – is part of Priti Patel’s over-arching programme to crackdown on the Channel migrant crisis. Under a … Read more
Asylum processing centres could be built on the Isle of Wight, the Shetlands or the Isle of Man, it emerged yesterday. The new ‘offshoring’ proposal – which might also see asylum hostels built on other remote Scottish islands – is part of Priti Patel’s over-arching programme to crackdown on the Channel migrant crisis. Under a … Read more
Eye-popping sea views, a secret beach mere footsteps away and an uber-cool interior: Inside the Scandi-chic Isle of Wight lodge that’s shaking up the island’s hotel scene Hillside is located in the quirky resort of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight’s south coast with Scandi-chic decor There are 12 rooms – eight of which have sea … Read more
The NHS Test and Trace smartphone app is being re-launched today with a second round of trials on the Isle of Wight and in the London borough of Newham. England’s beleaguered app, of which the first version had to be scrapped in June, has now been recreated using technology made by Google and Apple. Officials … Read more
Test and Trace worked well on the Isle of Wight and the authority now has Covid-19 ‘really under control’, an Oxford University study has found. Researchers who followed the pilot contact tracing scheme on the island — off the coast of Hampshire — found it managed to cut the reproduction rate of the virus (R) … Read more
That’s nuts! Moment stunned couple are joined by NINE red squirrels while eating dinner on their veranda By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 16:51 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 17 June 2020 A couple were stunned when they were joined by some unexpected dinner guests – a scurry of nine red squirrels. … Read more
The Isle of Wight certainly punches above its weight. Measuring just 23 miles by 13, this small island off the Hampshire coast is bursting with a history that goes back to the age of dinosaurs, and along the way has been called home by wealthy Romans and Queen Victoria. Even the wildlife sets it apart … Read more
210-pound ammonite Pictured, an ammonite which has been described as a ‘behemoth’ and as ‘truly titanic’ An enormous fossil weighing almost 210 pounds and measuring around two feet in diameter was found on the Isle of Wight in 2020. The ammonite was spotted and pried loose of surrounding rock by university students Jack Wonfor, 19, and Theo … Read more
The NHS’s long-awaited coronavirus contact tracing app could be an effective way to cut down new cases and stop the spread of the disease, a trial on the Isle of Wight has suggested. Just two new cases of the illness have been discovered on the island, which is home to around 140,000 people, since the app’s … Read more