Oliver Dyer

3 weeks ago | countypress.co.uk | Oliver Dyer

Briddlesford Road, Wootton (Image: Contributed) A main road on the outskirts of Wootton on the Isle of Wight, which was due to be closed for another ten days, has reopened ahead of schedule. As previously reported, part of Briddlesford Road has been shut for Southern Gas Network (SGN) repairs. Works coincided with closures on the nearby Lushington Hill, and other roads in and around Wootton. Temporary traffic lights have also been erected on Station Road.

3 weeks ago | countypress.co.uk | Oliver Dyer

Ray and Gwen Felton are celebrating 65 years of marriage (Image: Contributed) An Isle of Wight couple are celebrating their Blue Sapphire wedding anniversary, marking 65 years of marriage. Ray and Gwen Felton, who live in Blackwater, met at a barbecue on West Wittering beach, Hayling Island on August 8, 1958. At the time, Ray was serving in the Royal Air Force at Thorney Island and Gwen, who is from the Island, was a nurse at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester.

3 weeks ago | countypress.co.uk | Oliver Dyer

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3 weeks ago | countypress.co.uk | Oliver Dyer

Kingswood, off Hillway Road, Bembridge has been bought by Manor Adventures, another company providing residential trips for school groups. Promising "to merge the best of Kingswood with the best of Manor Adventure", the firm has teased a "much smaller, more personalised" experience for visitors. There will be less children per instructor, a greater choice of activity programme and outdoor pursuits after dinner to maximise value, Manor Adventures' website said.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Oliver Dyer

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