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The man from Ryde leaves behind three children. Our thoughts are with them and family and friends at this tragic time.
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The Isle of Wight Road Safety Forum is supporting a scheme encouraging revellers to ensure they have a safe way of travelling home from a night out.
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Isle of Wight Green Party parliamentary candidate, Vix Lowthion, says the NHS would collapse without immigrants.
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Although launched in 2009 the vast majority of people don’t realise they can contact 999 from their mobile using the text service.
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An exercise is being organised by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to simulate a multi-agency response to a serious incident.
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The Trust has a lot of to be proud of says the Inspector, but Southampton General Hospital is under pressure and needs to respond to the increasing demand for its services and address the areas for improvement
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The serious incident exercise that took place in Havenstreet last night - testing the skills of fire and ambulance crews - was hailed a success. See our photo gallery of the event.
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Following this reader's recent experience of a transfer from St Mary's to the hospital in Portsmouth Hospital taking three hours, he says it's time to upgrade the ambulances used.
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There's an increased pressure on the Ambulance Service on the Isle of Wight due to a rise in demand for their services, but an hour and forty minute wait for a 93 year old with bleeding from the head has been questioned by many in Ventnor.
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The Isle of Wight's Ambulance Service will be supporting ‘Restart a Heart Day’ by demonstrating how anyone can help to restart a heart. It could lead to you saving someone's life.
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When you call 999 or 111 on the Island, this is where you get through to. Who knew that it was such a comprehensive service or that the centre is thought of Nationally as 'revolutionary'? Great praise for the service.
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An eye witness reported seeing the police, ambulance, fire service and police dogs as well as the Red Cross at the incident.
