Due to files not being available for 1975, we have substituted with April 1960 news. Isle of Wight County Press: Apr 2nd 1960: FIRST AMBULANCE – Mr. Percy Wilfred SUTTON of longmead Road, Ryde celebrated his golden wedding, he was married to Miss Beatrice Sophie MOREY at the Garfield Road Methodist Church on March 28th
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Due to files not being available for 1975, we have substituted with March 1960 news. Isle of Wight County Press: Mar 5th 1960: CATERING EXHIBITION – The ninth annual Island catering exhibition, which opened at the Royal York Hotel, Ryde, on Monday and ended yesterday, provided a blend of well-tried equipment and produce and the
Due to circumstances beyond our control, and files not being available for 1975, we have substituted this month’s with February 1960 news. Isle of Wight County Press: Feb 6th 1960: GOLDEN WEDDINGS – Two Ryde couples celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today, they are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Percival William WRAY, of George Street, who
Isle of Wight County Press: Jan 4th 1975: CHARGE AND IMPROVE – This is the advice from Mr. E. BRENCHLEY, the Island’s senior tourist officer, to hoteliers and guesthouse-owners who can expect an increased number of holidaymakers to visit the Island this summer. Mr. BRENCHLEY feels that holiday accommodation proprietors should not be afraid to
Isle of Wight County Press: Dec 7th 1974: BUS ACCIDENT – A double-deck bus hit the side of the Corner House Café at the bottom of Union Street, Ryde, on Monday afternoon. Road works had restricted the street to single-line traffic. No-one was hurt in the accident during which two of the bus windows were
Isle of Wight County Press: Nov 2nd 1974: PRESERVING CHARACTER – Main concern of members of Ryde branch of the IW Society at their monthly meeting was the future of Franfer House in St. Thomas’s Street, Ryde. It was felt by all attending that the building of multistorey blocks of modern flats must continue to
Isle of Wight County Press: Oct 5th 1974: CHILDREN IN HUNT – About 30 fourth-year children from Ryde’s Bishop Lovett Middle School combed the woods and grounds at their school on Tuesday in a hunt for stolen goods worth £1000. Helped by teachers, they recovered cups and video-tape equipment taken from their school the night
Isle of Wight County Press: Sep 7th 1974: WOMEN’S GAS FEDERATION – Mrs. Lynette ARCHER of Newport, was guest speaker at the Ryde branch meeting at the Southern gas demonstration room on Monday. She traced the history of postcards from their introduction in the last century and showed many interesting cards from her collection. Sep
Isle of Wight County Press: Aug 3rd 1974: DIVE INTO POOL – A car ended up in Ryde Canoe lake children’s paddling pool on Tuesday afternoon. The car, driven by Mrs. Martine JACOBS of Sandown, was in collision on the canoe lake perimeter road with another driven by Mr. Howard BROWN, of Newport, and ran
Isle of Wight County Press: Jul 6th 1974: BARKING DOG GIVES WARNING – Tish, the family guard dog, emerged as the heroine when fire broke out at the Swiss Chalet restaurant, 48 Union Street, Ryde, in the early hours of Thursday morning. Tish, who has her own quarters on the ground floor of the premises,