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CARS SUSTAIN DAMAGE IN SANDOWN SMASH
UPDATED: Two vehicles have sustained damage following a collision in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). A VW Golf and a Ford Fiesta have collided on Station Avenue at the junction of St John's Road, however the occupants of the vehicles have...
Read moreDetailsCLIO COLLIDES WITH GARDEN WALL
A small hatchback car has been written-off after colliding with a wall on Sandy Lane in Shanklin tonight (Saturday). Police were called to the scene at around 23:15 when a black Renault Clio came to rest on the Shanklin bound...
Read moreDetailsCAR COLLIDES WITH WALL IN SHANKLIN OLD VILLAGE
UPDATED: A car has collided with a wall in Shanklin Old Village this evening (Saturday), prompting an emergency response. A rapid response paramedic and an ambulance crew are in attendance at the incident on High Street, which has occurred outside Daish's...
Read moreDetailsTOILET BLOCK FIRE IN SANDOWN
UPDATED: Firefighters from Sandown are tackling a fire within a public toilet block in the town this afternoon (Saturday). One appliance from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service turned out to the incident on St Johns Road at just...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN KNOCKED DOWN IN RYDE TOWN
UPDATED: A pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a car in Ryde Town this lunchtime (Friday). Emergency services are attending the incident on the corner of High Street and Garfield Road, outside the Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop. They...
Read moreDetailsUNEXPLODED ORDNANCE FOUND NEAR FUEL DEPOT
UPDATED: An unexploded piece of ordnance, which is thought to be from the war, has been found near to the Isle of Wight Fuels depot in East Cowes this morning (Friday), prompting the area to be cordoned off. Kingston Road...
Read moreDetails146 JOBS AT RISK AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
Following the setting of the Isle of Wight Council’s budget on 24th February, the Isle of Wight Council has now issued a formal HR1 notice, notifying the government and recognised unions of potential redundancies that may come forward as part...
Read moreDetailsROAD ACCIDENTS AFTER SUDDEN HAIL DOWNPOUR
Emergency services have been responding to two road traffic collisions following a sudden hail downpour across the Island earlier today (Wednesday). One person has escaped serious injury after their pick-up left the road and collided head-on with a tree on...
Read moreDetailsPOWER CUT AFFECTS ISLAND HOMES AND BUSINESSES
UPDATED: A power cut has hit the PO30, PO36, PO37 and PO38 areas of the Isle of Wight this lunchtime (Wednesday), leaving some 120 postcode areas without electricity. Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution are looking into the fault, which was...
Read moreDetailsONE DEAD AND ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN WHIPPINGHAM CRASH
UPDATED: Police, Fire and Ambulance crews are responding to a serious road traffic collision on Whippingham Road near East Cowes tonight (Tuesday). Fire crews from Newport and East Cowes are attending the incident, which occurred at around 20:05. A Rescue Tender from...
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