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POLICE ATTEND DOMESTIC KNIFE INCIDENT
UPDATED: Police are tonight (Sunday) attending an incident in Cowes where it is understood a man has been attacked with a knife in a domestic incident. Several Police units are on the scene at Love Lane, Cowes where it is...
Read moreDetailsSEAVIEW WILDLIFE ENCOUNTER CLOSES AFTER 44 YEARS
Seaview Wildlife Encounter on the outskirts of Ryde, once known as Flamingo Park, has closed its doors today (Sunday) after 44 years in business. In a shock announcement, the Park has this evening said via Facebook that today was the...
Read moreDetailsBODY FOUND IN SEARCH FOR MISSING JULIAN TURRILL
A body has been found during the search for missing Freshwater man Julian Turrill. Coastguard Rescue Teams from The Needles and Bembridge have been involved in recovering the body alongside Freshwater Lifeboat, after the discovery at the base of cliffs...
Read moreDetailsCONCERNS GROWING FOR MISSING ISLANDER
UPDATED: Police have this evening (Saturday) launched an appeal for information as to the whereabouts of a missing Island man. Julian Turrill, 54, has gone missing from Freshwater, sparking concerns for his welfare. The alarm was raised when he did...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS CALLED TO CONSERVATORY FIRE
Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have attended a property fire in Newport this evening (Saturday). Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Forest Road at around 17:25 following...
Read moreDetailsFOG WARNING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT
UPDATED: The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight from 22:00 tonight (Saturday). A slack, moist airmass is expected to lie across much of the England and Wales overnight, with fog forming...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE LIFEBOAT AIDS CHARTER VESSEL
Bembridge RNLI came to the aid of a charter angling boat with 8 persons on board this morning (Saturday) after it broke down close to the Nab Tower. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched the station's All Weather Lifeboat at around 09:30...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL TO APPEAL AGAINST DECISION ON UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE CASE
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Council has today (Friday) started the formal process of appeal to the High Court, for clarification on a matter of law, concerning an Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court decision that there was ‘no case to...
Read moreDetailsDETECTIVES INVESTIGATE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON 71-YEAR-OLD MAN
Detectives on the Isle of Wight are this week investigating a serious assault on a 71-year-old man in Sandown. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after the man was assaulted near the astro turf at Fairway Sports Complex in...
Read moreDetailsSMALLBROOK LANE CLOSED AFTER VEHICLE CRASH
UPDATED: Smallbrook Lane in Ryde has been closed by Police in both directions this evening (Thursday) following a road traffic collision which appears to have involved a single vehicle. Officers were called to the scene near the junction with Great...
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