DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS IN VENTNOR
11th July 2026
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Disabled people and their loved ones in the South East are being urged to help break down the barriers they face in their day-to-day lives by speaking truth to power in a new forum. The Government is inviting applications to...
Read moreDetailsA busy road through Haylands in Ryde has been closed this morning (Monday) to allow for emergency gas works to be undertaken. Upton Road has been shut to all traffic for a distance of 212 metres between the junctions of...
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Read moreDetailsCoastguard teams from The Needles and Ventnor have been mobilised to Compton this evening (Sunday). Officers have arrived at the popular tourist spot off Military Road over fears for the welfare of an individual. The alarm was raised sometime before...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Paramedics are attending to a motorist who has smashed into a skip in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). 1 vehicle has been involved in the High Street incident outside the Co-Op store, which has resulted in the through road being...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight's Kimberley Murray has ended the women's skeleton World Cup season on a high by securing 7th place overall in Canada - a new personal best. The first run at Calgary on Friday saw Kim cross the...
Read moreDetailsA Freshwater man is appealing for the return of his bicycle after it was stolen from outside Boots the Chemist yesterday evening (Saturday). Shortly before 18:00, the charcoal coloured 'Focus' bike was stolen from outside the town's Boots store on...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Coastguard officers from Ventnor are working with paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in moving an unwell teenager from a beach in Shanklin tonight (Saturday). Emergency services are on scene at the south end of Shanklin Esplanade,...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight man has taken on the challenge of ridding Newport's Medina Way of rubbish - and the results are shocking. Broc Silva has expressed his anger on Facebook about the amount of rubbish that has been dumped...
Read moreDetailsA man has been arrested and questioned by Police following a pursuit on the Isle of Wight last night (Friday). The incident occurred at around 23:40 when local response officers tried to stop a vehicle. The unnamed driver of the...
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