PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAR ON BUSY MAIN ROAD IN RYDE
Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Ryde this morning (Sunday). 2 ambulances from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on the scene on the bridge between St John’s...
Read moreDetailsWEBINARS FOR OLDER DRIVERS TO HELP KEEP THEM SAFE ON THE ROAD
The Older Drivers Forum, supported by Hampshire Constabulary, is taking part in Project Edwards - a week of action themed around ‘Fit for the Road’ between 13th-17th September 2021. The Forum will be running a series of 6 free webinars...
Read moreDetailsCASUALTY EVACUATED FROM BOAT AGROUND ON BEMBRIDGE LEDGE
A motor yacht aground on Bembridge Ledge prompted a callout for members of Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams this evening (Saturday). HM Coastguard was alerted to the vessel in difficulty on the notorious stretch of rocks at approximately 18:25....
Read moreDetailsCARISBROOKE’S CEDAR HILL CLOSED AS CYCLIST INJURED IN COLLISION
Emergency services are responding to Carisbrooke’s Cedar Hill following reports of a collision between a car and a cyclist this evening (Saturday). Several police units alongside paramedics and an ambulance incident commander from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT TRI TAKE GOLD AND SILVER AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Talented Athletes Liz Dunlop and Jan Fletcher travelled to Boxend, Milton Keynes last weekend to take part in not 1 but 2 triathlon races back-to-back in preparation for the upcoming European championships in Valencia at the end of September. It...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD AND LIFEBOAT TEAMS IN SEARCH FOR FORT WALKERS OFF ST HELENS
Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat, alongside Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team, was tasked to locate and assist 2 people who had been reported as being in difficulty returning from walking to St Helens Fort this evening (Friday). Having launched at just after 20:55,...
Read moreDetailsNOT VERY RICE! ISLAND MUM’S HORROR OVER ‘CONTAMINATED’ ALDI RICE PACKET
An Isle of Wight mum has expressed her horror after opening a packet of microwave rice and finding a disgusting sludgy sight. Cowes resident Kate was cooking dinner for herself and her daughters when she put the packet of ALDI...
Read moreDetailsPOTENTIAL FOR DELAYS AS RED FUNNEL FORCED TO CHECK IN CUSTOMERS MANUALLY FOLLOWING INCIDENT
Passengers using Red Funnel's vehicle ferry from Southampton may face some delays when boarding following an incident which saw the company's check in booth destroyed by a heavy goods vehicle. As first reported by Island Echo, 3 members of Red Funnel...
Read moreDetailsHOVERCRAFT CRASHES INTO SAFETY BOLLARD IN SOUTHSEA
Hovertravel services were suspended for a time following a collision involving a hovercraft and a safety bollard earlier today (Friday). Passengers arriving in Southsea from Ryde were forced to leave the Island Flyer hovercraft through its emergency exit after it...
Read moreDetailsREADERS’ GALLERY: 10TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Wildlife is the mainstay of this week's Readers' Gallery, but there's also an appearance from a popular piece of Island history - can you spot it? Beautiful flowers Rylstone Gardens, Shanklin ~ Photo credit Maureen Taylor Wild peacocks with babies...
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