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1943 – Winchester City Police and Isle of Wight Constabulary forced to amalgamate with Hampshire as a war time measure. The amalgamation became permanent in 1947. [20] 1944 – Women Inspector appointed: Miss P Yates. [21] 1957 – On 1 April, the name of the force changed from Hampshire Constabulary to Hampshire and Isle of Wight ...
At that time there were 79 police officers in the Isle of Wight Constabulary. [2] With the Police Act 1946 in 1948 the Isle of Wight Constabulary was absorbed into the Hampshire Constabulary to become the Hampshire Joint Police Force, so once again policing of the island was by Hampshire even though the Isle of Wight remained an independent county.
One of the Wightlink FastCats which provide a high-speed ferry service between Portsmouth and Ryde A Southern Vectis Scania OmniDekka bus at Newport bus station. The Isle of Wight has 489 miles (787 km) of roadway. It does not have a motorway, although there is a short stretch of dual carriageway towards the north of Newport near the hospital ...
Woolston railway station is on the West Coastway Line, situated at the end of the Itchen Bridge and operated by South Western Railway. The line from Southampton to Woolston was opened on 5 March 1866, [ 18 ] accessible from Bridge Road, with an extension opened in November 1867 [ 18 ] to serve the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley ...
Ryde Esplanade railway station serves the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and forms part of the Ryde Transport Interchange. Located on the sea front, it is the most convenient station for the majority of the town. Ryde Esplanade is also the location of the principal ticket office and all lost property facilities for the Island Line.
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Blackwater is a village on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two miles south of Newport, close to the geographic centre of the island. [1] It is in the civil parish of Arreton. The Newclose County Cricket Ground is just to the north of the village. Newport Junction Railway opened a railway station at Blackwater.