Roa Island

The Piel Ferry provides boat trips from Roa Island to Piel Island, with demand to see Piel Castle and visit the Ship Inn usually reaching its peak during the summer tourist season. John Cleasby, who runs the Piel Ferry but was not at work during Sunday ...

The lifeboat crew were paged and at 1:05pm the inshore lifeboat “Vision of Tamworth”, crewed by Ben Jackson, Alan Cleasby and Andy Baxter, was launched from its Roa Island base. The ferry was visible from the station and the lifeboat was soon alongside ...

Crewed by Ben Jackson, Alan Cleasby and Andy Baxter it was was launched from its Roa Island base. The boat passengers were all issued with life jackets and evacuated to Piel Island. The ferry and lifeboat crews then managed to cut the anchor rope and ...

A RNLI spokesperson said: “The man, who was not injured, was safely aboard the boat at 2.07pm and was brought ashore at Roa Island. “The man was very apologetic and grateful for the efforts of the crew and the station. He went on to explain that he was ...

A RNLI spokesperson said: “The man, who was not injured, was safely aboard the boat at 2.07pm and was brought ashore at Roa Island. “The man was very apologetic and grateful for the efforts of the crew and the station. He went on to explain that he was ...

The Roa Island teenager will test herself against some of the top athletes in America after being handed funding to study at New Mexico State University. Knagg will study Bio-chemistry over four years in Las Cruces, where her scholarship – which covers ...