POLICE CORDON OFF SECLUDED BEACH NEAR RYDE AMID INCIDENT
28th June 2026
BODY OF MAN FOUND ON PATHWAY IN BINSTEAD
29th June 2026
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Browns Family Golf and Cafe in Sandown have suffered not 1 but 2 break ins this week, with petty cash and stock taken. The first incident occurred at just after 04:00 on Sunday morning, discovered by staff when they arrived...
Read moreDetailsInvestigations are underway after £100 worth of Starwars stock was stolen from a children's toy shop in Shanklin yesterday (Tuesday). Police were called to Kiddie Kingdom on the High Street shortly before 15:00 when staff noticed that 2 remote control...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Crematorium will be opening its doors to the public this week for an informal open day. The crem at Station Lane, Whippingham (off Racecourse Roundabout) is staging the event on Saturday (18th August) between 10:00 and...
Read moreDetailsChildline is urging young people on the Isle of Wight who are worried about their GCSE and A-Level grades to get in touch and not suffer in silence. In 2017/18, Childline delivered 1,298 counselling sessions to children and teenagers apprehensive...
Read moreDetailsPhase 1 of Red Funnel’s £10million terminal redevelopment at East Cowes has been completed on time and on budget by Isle of Wight based, Stoneham Construction. The new extended marshalling area will accommodate 1 full ships worth of traffic at...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters from Newport and Cowes have tackled a refrigerator fire at a property in Cowes tonight (Tuesday). 2 appliances were mobilised at 19:52 when a homeowner was alerted to a fire within their property on Newport Road - all thanks...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: 3 children have been pulled from the water by members of the public after getting into difficulty at Sandown Pier. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team are currently attending the incident at Sandown Esplanade alongside RNLI lifeguards and the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsEngland Women and Arsenal striker Danielle Carter has praised Grow the Game and Oakfield Youth FC following the award of a £3,000 grant from The FA. The grant, which will provide a boost to grassroots female football in Ryde, has...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Newport Road, Cowes this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 fire appliances from Newport, 2 ambulances and multiple Police units are all on scene alongside officers from the ambulance and...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service assisted colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in moving a patient who took a turn on a Southern Vectis bus in Freshwater earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). Paramedics were called to...
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