As the IslandEcho team take a well-earned break over the Christmas period, we have lined up a special 12 days of Christmas round-up of the top stories from January to December, recapping the year gone by.
Check back each day for a new story to jog your memory as we lead up to the big day.
Back in February…
Crowds of teenagers were escorted through Ryde town by Police armed with CS gas and dogs in an evening dubbed as ‘Ryde Riots’ after a house party in Oakfield got out of control resulting in hundreds of youngsters becoming drunk and disorderly. The event had been advertised on Facebook.
A large number of Police officers were deployed to the area, closing roads and ushering the children and young adults to transport links on Ryde Esplanade.
A number of accusations were aired about the Police’s conduct, with CS gas and asps deployed.
Meanwhile, firefighters from Ryde Fire Station attended a caravan fire near Binstead. Crews were called to Pelhurst Road at the junction with Argyll Street after a classic orange VW caught fire. Traffic was delayed in the area.
