Adam Richardson

4 days ago | iwradio.co.uk | Adam Richardson

Adam Richardson7 minutes ago1 min readSeveral youths have been helped to safety after an incident that saw Police and Coastguard teams respond to East Cowes on Saturday. The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were also sent to East Cowes Esplanade following an emergency call at around 9pm.

4 days ago | iwradio.co.uk | Adam Richardson

Adam Richardson7 minutes ago1 min readIslanders are being urged to stay away from the site of a large landslip in the West Wight, after heavy rain caused cracks to form and earth to move in Atherfield. The Isle of Wight Council's Rights of Way team confirmed that they're monitoring the coastal path between Whale Chine and Grange Chine after a large mass of earth fell to the beach below. It's understood that cracks first appeared at the site early last week. Recent PostsSee All

6 days ago | iwradio.co.uk | Adam Richardson

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is delighted to announce that, 57 years after being sold by British Railways, Ashey Station is back in railway ownership. The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has today acquired the full station grounds, the station buildings, and land to the north. The station was built for the opening of the Ryde and Newport Railway in 1875. It was reduced to an unmanned halt in 1953 and sold into private ownership in 1968, two years after the closure of the line.

6 days ago | iwradio.co.uk | Adam Richardson

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Jan 18, 2024 | slate.com | Adam Richardson

Jurisprudence A challenge to Florida’s stringent abortion regime is currently before the conservative Supreme Court of Florida. The challenge is based on Florida’s right to privacy. Voters enshrined that right in our constitution in 1980 and, starting with 1989’s case In re T.W., the court held that the provision protects the right to abortion. The 15-week ban should fail given those authorities, but the state of Florida has asked the court to recede from its precedents.