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MOTORCYCLIST SERIOUSLY INJURED IN COWES COLLISION
UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a road traffic collision on Newport Road in Cowes this afternoon (Monday). The incident, which is thought to involve a motorcyclist and a van, has occurred near to Northwood Business Park and...
Read moreDetailsSECONDARY EDUCATION SECURED AT SANDOWN BAY ACADEMY
UPDATED: Over the summer months, the Isle of Wight Council’s Conservative administration working with the new Island MP, Bob Seely has succeeded in securing a commitment which ensures secondary education at Sandown will continue. After a series of discussions and...
Read moreDetailsCAR ON SIDE IN ASHEY CRASH
UPDATED: A car has come to rest on its side in a road traffic incident at Ashey this morning (Monday). Exactly 12 hours after a fatal collision just a mile or 2 away on the other side of The Downs,...
Read moreDetailsYOUNG MAN DIES IN DOWNS CRASH
UPDATED: A road traffic collision near Brading last night (Sunday) has tragically claimed the life of an Island man. Emergency services were called to the scene at the view point car parks on Brading Downs Road/Bullys Hill at around 21:15 when...
Read moreDetailsSERIOUS CRASH CLOSES BRADING DOWNS ROAD
UPDATED: A serious road traffic collision involving 3 vehicles has resulted in the closure of Brading Down Road tonight (Sunday). 2 fire appliances, a rescue tender, 2 ambulances, several Police units and on-call fire and ambulance officers are all on scene...
Read moreDetailsFRESHWATER LIFEBOAT LAUNCHES TO UNWELL ROWER
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was called into action early this morning (Sunday) to assist an unwell rower practising for a transatlantic challenge in 2018. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of 'The Spirit of the West Wight III' at 06:41 and it...
Read moreDetailsCRASH CLOSES MAIN ROAD AT NORTHWOOD
UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on the main Newport to Cowes road this morning (Sunday). A van has come to rest in a hedge at the side of the carriageway in the incident, which has...
Read moreDetailsINSHORE LIFEBOAT LAUNCHES TO SPEEDBOAT AT WHITECLIFF
Bembridge RNLI's Inshore lifeboat 'Norman Harvey' launched to investigate reports of a small speedboat that had broken down in Whitecliff Bay yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Launching at around 16:40, the Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) did not take long to locate the boat...
Read moreDetailsROAD TRAFFIC INCIDENT CLOSES ST JOHN’S ROAD
UPDATED: A road traffic incident has forced the closure of St John's Road in Ryde tonight (Saturday). 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are all on scene between Monkton Street and Daniel Street....
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLIST INJURED AT WHIPPINGHAM
UPDATED: A motorcyclist has been injured in a road traffic collision at Whippingham near East Cowes tonight (Saturday). Police and paramedics are on scene on the main road into East Cowes near to the junction with Alverstone Road. Emergency services were...
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