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Coastguard say anglers were extremely lucky people on shore were able to hear their calls for help from quite some distance away
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If you've happened to see some ambulances on the Isle of Wight with Irish registration plates, here's why
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Compared to the year before the number of Isle of Wight patients being airlifted to the mainland for emergency hospital treatment has dropped significantly. OnTheWight has the details.
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The GMB - the union for NHS hospital staff, ambulance frontline professionals and support workers - say the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has "picked the wrong union to try such heavy handed bullying tactics with".
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Are you going to be one of the 1,000 people on the Isle of Wight learning how to Restart a Heart today?
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Incident involving two cars now clear on the Forest Road. Elderly gentleman was taken to St Mary's. Not thought to be serious.
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The man in his 20s who was being treated by paramedics in the hazardous chemical incident last night, sadly died at the scene say Police this morning. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
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Questions raised of adequate Island ambulance cover after a young child has to be medicated by helicopter scrambled from Southampton as no Island ambulance is available.
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Isle of Wight council launch road safety campaign with new vehicle stickers: It’s not worth the risk
Building on similar initiatives developed by the fire service and police, the campaign features simple safety messages in the form of circular 'pictogram' stickers with an overarching message: 'It's not worth the risk'
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Fire at Wimpy in Ryde has caused the road to be closed and traffic delays getting into the town.
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Road Safety Sergeant, Rob Heard, says some people are becoming complacent and feel a collision will never happen to them, but he stresses the important of wearing a seatbelt and ensuring child seats are properly fitted.
