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THE ISLAND PEOPLE’S PAPER
Friday November 19, 2010 Issue 76
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ROBBERIES SPARK SECURITY ALERT A WARNING has gone out to shop and business owners to be on their guard after two night robberies took place on the Island this week. Police are investigating an armed robbery in Newport and a robbery at a shop in Ryde in the space of 48 hours. It is not known if they are linked, but owners of premises that could be vulnerable are being urged to check their security. Police officers are visiting premises in their local areas to check on existing crime prevention measures. They are advising managers and staff at shops and businesses to ensure valuable stock is locked away securely during closing hours; burglar alarms are
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activated when the premises are unoccupied; photographs of valuable stock are taken and CCTV is installed and kept in good working order. They also want owners to ensure perimeters are secure, by checking entrances, exits and outbuildings are locked, and not store tools or items such as ladders in visible and accessible places where potential burglars could use them. Property should also be marked and logged. Other safety measures include keeping only a minimum amount of cash in tills, and to bank till takings as regularly as possible, while safes on premises should be the correct Continued on page 5
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LORRY CAUSES CHAOS A MASSIVE recovery operation involving a crane swung into operation after an articulated lorry belonging to George Jenkins Transport shed its load on the Parkhurst Road in Newport causing traffic chaos. Officers from the Island Road policing unit based at Shanklin supervised the recovery operation leaving the road
closed for over two hours on Wednesday morning. Specialists from Island Crane hire were called in to recover the £20,000 of steel girders that were destining for the new roof of the Vestas Building in Stag Lane. A spokesman for Hampshire and IW police confirmed that the driver of the lorry had
BODY IN WATER IS IDENTIFIED AS SOLICITOR A MAN found dead in the Solent on Monday has been identified. The body of David Alan Powell, a 64-year-old solicitor who worked in Ryde, was formally identified by next-of-kin. He was married for more than 41 years to his wife with whom they had three children. A yachtsmen spotted Mr Powell’s body in the water in the Ryde Middle Bank area of the Solent and notified HM Coastguard. Hampshire
Constabulary’s Marine Unit was assisted by Cowes RNLI lifeboat in bringing the body ashore to West Cowes so it could be taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Newport. The death is not being treated as suspicious, and police prepared a file for HM Isle of Wight Coroner who opened and adjourned an inquest yesterday when the preliminary results of a post-mortem examination on Mr. Powell’s body were due to be confirmed.
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been dealt with by means of a fixed penalty notice for having an insecure load. The girders 3ft scars in the tarmac on the pavement and carriageway after it is believed wooden blocks collapsed and the load moved. Island haulier George Jenkins, who was behind the wheel when the load was shed, laid blame on the packing company. He said
“The chaos was caused by the factory who packed the RSJs.” He explained that drivers were not allowed into the company when the load was being loaded. Traffic built up on some roads in Newport with reported jams of stationary traffic back to Stapler’s roundabout as drivers sought alternative routes into Cowes via the chain ferry.
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A NEWPORT man was left for dead after being hit by a car that failed to stop following the collision. Police are continuing their investigations after the alleged hit and run resulted in Mr. John Bradley being rushed to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport with serious injuries before being transferred to Southampton. Police began a search for the driver of a red car thought to be involved, and a man later handed himself in at Newport Police Station. He was bailed pending further inquiries. A red car was recovered from an address in Sandown. Neighbours described how the normally quiet cul-du-sac off the Broadway was swarming with police on Sunday morning. “Six police cars from Fareham turned up in the road” said homemaker Liz Jacobs. ”The police went to the front door of my neighbour who owns the car, but he wasn’t in.” The car was taken away on the back of a recovery truck. The car,
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believed to be a Nissan Mirca, has undergone forensic examinations by police. It is alleged the car failed to stop after mounting the kerb in Trafalgar Road shortly after
12.30am on Sunday and came into contact with the 41-year-old victim. A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police spokeswoman said: “The man sustained serious injuries, suffering serious head and chest injuries and factures to his legs. The man was conveyed by ambulance to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport.”
The spokeswoman went on to say that the Island’s roads policing unit are investigating the incident and called in the Road Crash investigation team from Winchester to help with the investigation. Police cordoned off a section of road between the West View and Nelson Road turn-offs, along Trafalgar Road. A resident of Trafalgar Road who spoke exclusively to The Gazette said: “It’s disgusting, when you think, in this day and age, people can do this sort of thing, and could have left somebody to die. “If they have done it once, could they do it again? My thoughts are with the man and his family. I hope that he recovers from his injuries.” Inspector Al Peacock from the Roads Policing Unit said: “We want to hear from anyone with information about this crime. Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Hampshire police station on 101, quoting Operation Tricot.
NEW BUILDING SOCIETY IN RYDE FOR WARD FINANCIAL
WARD HOUSE Financial Services have announced that they will be appointing a Yorkshire Building Society Agency at their offices, 39 Union Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2AB, with effect from Monday 29th November 2010. Yorkshire Building Society are the second largest Building Society in the
United Kingdom and offer a wide range of competitive deposit based accounts. Ward House Financial Services have been running Bank/Building Society Agencies since 1988, most recently Halifax in Ryde. They have many years experience in understanding the services that clients require.
Principal Michael Ward has stated, “We are pleased to provide Counter Services for Yorkshire Building Society from our offices in Ryde and our staff will be happy to assist existing and new clients with their financial needs.” For further information please contact Michael Ward on 01983 811090.