Isle of Wight County Press on MSN

Southern Vectis celebrates parent company being named Large Bus Operator of the Year

Southern Vectis parent Go South Coast wins Large Bus Operator of the Year at RouteOne Awards, with Isle of Wight set for new ...
Isle of Wight County Press on MSN

Isle of Wight bus question on crucial round in ITV quiz show The Chase

The Isle of Wight was once again the subject of a question on ITV's hit quiz show The Chase. In the final round of the ...
3FM Isle of Man

Cost of new patient transfer buses queried

That's what Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse will ask Infrastructure Minister Michelle Haywood when the House of Keys sits next week. He wants to know the figure for each year, and how ...
BBC

Two-year wait for specialist NHS dental services

People with special needs are having to wait more than two years for access to a region's NHS dental service, a health watchdog has said. An Isle of Wight Council committee met last week and heard ...
The Independent

MP in bid to stop ferry firms leaving islanders high and dry

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
countypress

Vectis Bus Company and Isle of Wight transport 100 years ago

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London Evening Standard

MP in bid to stop ferry firms leaving islanders high and dry

Tory MP Joe Robertson said the Isle of Wight’s 140,400 residents have little say over how Solent ferries are run. The Hovertravel hover craft ‘Island Flyer’ (right) passes the Wightlink ferry Victoria ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Orange-legged’ creature — missing for 40 years — rediscovered in UK. See it

The year was 1985. “Back to the Future” hit theaters, the Live Aid concerts rumbled England and Philadelphia, and Coca-Cola launched a disastrous new flavor. It’s also the last time Aulonia albimana ...
mahoningmatters

‘Orange-legged’ creature — missing for 40 years — rediscovered in UK. See it

Entomologists working on the Isle of Wight in England rediscovered a species missing for 40 years. Screengrab from the National Trust Isle of Wight’s Facebook post The year was 1985. “Back to the ...
Waltham Forest Guardian

Critically endangered spider found for first time in 40 years on Isle of Wight

A critically endangered spider has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight after being unseen in the UK for 40 years. The find at the National Trust’s Newtown National Nature Reserve was acclaimed by ...
3FM Isle of Man

Six new buses to replace 14 year old ones

Bus Vannin's set to introduce six new double-decker buses, as it retires ones which are up to 14 years old. The £1.4 million investment marks the first new double-deckers bought since the pandemic.