CAR ENTERS HEDGE IN RURAL SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION
11th July 2026
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Motorists face 4 months of travel disruption from next week as a result of water main renewal works on Staplers Road in Newport. A one-way system is to be implemented on Monday morning to allow Southern Water to replace 500m...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services have attended a road traffic collision on Military Road this evening (Tuesday). A car is reported to have left the carriageway and come to rest in amongst bramble bushes on the stretch of road near Brighstone. The Isle...
Read moreDetails2019 has got off to a rather upsetting start for those enjoying the countryside in Newport as a result of fly tipping in the area. Earlier today (Tuesday) a large pile of rubbish was discovered by a local resident on...
Read moreDetailsThe New Year has brought about a new shift pattern for firefighters in Ryde, who will now be on station 7 days a week. Up until now Ryde Fire Station at Nicholson Road has been 'day crewed'. This means between...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police are on the hunt for a car and 2 dogs that have been stolen in Freshwater this afternoon (Monday). The red Ford Focus - registration CK03 LSD - has been taken from School Green Road in the town....
Read moreDetailsHard frosts, freezing fog and ice is likely to affect the Isle of Wight next week, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. New Year's Day is set to be a much brighter day all round, although some cloud is still...
Read moreDetailsManagers at S. Fowlers & Co Ryde and The Man in the Moon in Newport are reducing the price on a range of drinks at the Wetherspoon pubs from Wednesday (2nd January) until Thursday 17th January inclusive. The drinks featured...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters were called to a small rubbish fire outside Ladbrokes in Newport late last night (Sunday). 3 youths were seen moving several rubbish bags and setting a fire outside the bookmakers shop at around 22:50. The trio then moved off...
Read moreDetailsCowes RNLI lifeboat launched to assist a broken down motor boat with 5 people on board in Osborne Bay earlier this evening (Sunday). The 'Sheena Louise' hit the water just after 17:30 following a launch request from Solent Coastguard. After...
Read moreDetailsThe mobile phone network Three (3) has been hit by a major outage across the Isle of Wight and in other parts of the South tonight (Sunday). Thousands of people are experiencing issues using their mobile to send and receive...
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