CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
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UPDATED: Those returning to work and heading off the Island for the first Monday in 3 weeks face disruption this morning with the suspension of Red Jet services and strike action on Island Line trains. Red Funnel have been operating...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Lee-on-Solent is attempting to winch a suspected stroke victim from the luxury Queen Victoria cruise ship off the coast of the Isle of Wight tonight (Sunday). The captain of the Cunard-operated vessel requested the...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at HMP Isle of Wight this afternoon (Sunday). 3 appliances - 2 from Newport and 1 from Cowes - were called to the Albany site off Parkhurst Road...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Fire, Police and ambulance crews are attending a single vehicle crash on St John’s Road in Ryde this morning (Sunday). A Mitsubishi people carrier has been badly damaged in the smash, which has occurred near the junction with Player...
Read moreDetailsIsland Flyer seemingly broken down on Ryde Sands UPDATED: Passengers on board a Hovertravel crossing between Ryde and Southsea have been rescued by a second hovercraft following the apparent breakdown of one of the ‘new’ hovers on Ryde Sands this morning (Sunday)....
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The road between Whitwell and Ventnor has been closed by Police this evening (Friday) due to a single-vehicle road traffic collision. A car has left the carriageway near to the junction with St Lawrence Shute after losing control in...
Read moreDetailsPolice are hunting a suspected drink driver after he rammed his vehicle into 4 Police cars during the early hours of New Year's Day. Officers were attempting to stop the driver of a red Ford Focus but in an attempt...
Read moreDetailsDue to a combination of predicted severe weather and vessel availability, Red Funnel will be operating a revised timetable on its Red Jet service between now and Tuesday. It is thought that staffing issues - 'vessel availability' - are to...
Read moreDetailsThe Environment Agency has issued yet another flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast, although the flooding is not expected to be as significant as experienced yesterday lunchtime. At around 13:00 today (Friday) minor flooding to seafront roads and...
Read moreDetailsThe NSPCC is encouraging schools on the Isle of Wight to take part in their Number Day on Friday 2nd February 2018. Number Day is a maths-inspired fundraising day for children in nursery right through to secondary school, with free...
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