Isle Of Wight Festival Thursday: Day One Highlights To Look Out For

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• Free Travel For Veterans And Armed Forces Personnel This Weekend

  Southern Vectis is offering free travel for current and veteran military personnel on Sunday 30 June to mark Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day.

• Free Netball Sessions Now Available For Islanders

  Isle of Wight residents can now apply to join a free of charge 12-week netball programme thanks to funding from Isle of Wight Council.

• Arrest Made After Teens Attacked In Oakfield Incident

  Police in Ryde have confirmed an arrest has been made after an incident that allegedly saw two teenagers assaulted in Oakfield on Tuesday.

• Fundraising Appeal Hits Milestone In Aid Of Farmer Affected By Fire

  A GoFundMe appeal, setup by an Island woman in aid of a farmer badly affected by a recent field fire, has reached a milestone.

• Firefighters Hit The Right Notes At Ryde's Rhymetime Singalong

  Babies and toddlers at this week's Rhymetime singalong at Ryde Library were joined by some special guests.

• Field Fire Tackled By West Wight Firefighters

  Firefighters from Freshwater responded to reports of a fire in the open at Dunsbury yesterday (Wednesday).

• Beach Lifeguards Back On Duty This July In Ryde And Sandown

  Beach lifeguards are to return to beaches in Ryde and Sandown for another season next month.

• Police Appeal After Toilets Damaged In Wootton

  Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an incident of criminal damage in Wootton Bridge.

• Air Ambulance Called To Sea Wall Fall In Sandown

  Specialist doctors and paramedic teams were called to Sandown following reports of a person falling from a sea wall this morning (Wednesday).

• Island's Newest Tesco Express Store Opens In Newport Creating 20 New Jobs

  Tesco has welcomed customers to its new Express store in Newport, with the doors opened for the first time yesterday (25 June).

• Flag Raising Ceremony Marks Beginning Of Armed Forces Week

  The Isle of Wight Council marked the start of Armed Forces Week with a flag-raising ceremony on Monday.

• Wife's Concern Leads To Cowes RNLI Callout

  Cowes RNLI lifeboat was tasked to locate an overdue kayaker, after his wife reported he hadn't arrived in Calshot as planned on Tuesday.

• Body Discovery Closes Park In Ventnor - Cordons In Place

  Police cordons have been erected following the discovery of a body in a park in Ventnor this morning (Wednesday).

• Island Tesco Staff Raise Thousands Of Pounds For Mental Health Charity

  Tesco colleagues on the Isle of Wight helped to raise awareness and thousands of pounds for the mental health charity Mind. 

• Barber Shop Fridge Fire Sparks Callout For Multiple Island Crews

  Multiple fire engines were called to reports of a fire at a barbers shop in Newport late on Monday.

• Man Seriously Hurt In Military Road Motorbike Crash

  A man's been left with serious injuries following a collision on Freshwater's Military Road yesterday evening (Monday).

• Cowes Lifeboat On Patrol Across Festival Weekend

  Cowes RNLI lifeboat was putting safety first when it joined the many boats gathered in the upper reaches of the River Medina during the three nights of the Isle of Wight Festival.

• Compton Steps Back In Action - Just In Time For High Seasons

  New steps leading down to the beach at Compton Bay have opened in time for the summer.

• Wildfire Risk Warnings As Temperatures Rise Across The Isle of Wight

  An Amber alert for wildfires has been issued for Thursday this week covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Will Not Be Coming To Island's Armed Forces Day

  The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will not take part in this Sunday's Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day as it remains grounded in the wake of the fatal Spitfire crash.