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SUSPICIOUS FIRE AT DERELICT HOLIDAY CAMP
UPDATED: Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a suspicious fire at a derelict holiday camp in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday). Crews from Ryde Fire Station were called to the former Harcourt Sands holiday...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOAT RESPONDS TO MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON THE RIVER MEDINA
An emergency call that a young man on board a yacht had suffered a fit led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat rushing to his aid this morning (Sunday). The 22-year-old male was with work colleagues from the Lake District aboard a chartered...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOAT READIED FOR LAUNCH AFTER DINGHY DISTRESS CALL
Crew members of Cowes RNLI lifeboat lived up to the scouts’ ‘Be Prepared’ motto this evening (Friday) after learning they were urgently needed to help a dinghy sailor in obvious difficulties in the water. As the volunteer crew hurriedly donned...
Read moreDetailsNEWCHURCH COLLISION RESULTS IN VILLAGE CLOSURE
UPDATED: All routes leading into the village of Newchurch have been closed by Police this afternoon (Friday) following a road traffic collision. Two vehicles - a van and a car - have been involved in what has been described as...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SANDOWN CRASH
UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A police vehicle has been involved in a serious road traffic collision on The Broadway, Sandown this afternoon. A BMW X5 Roads Policing Unit vehicle has collided with a VW Golf at the junction with Gordon Close,...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOAT AND COASTGUARD CALLED TO KAYAKER WITH SPINAL INJURY
UPDATED: An emergency call that a 19-year-old man had suffered a spinal injury while kayaking led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat and HM Coastguard being tasked this afternoon (Thursday). The accident occurred in the River Medina near to UKSA, where the young...
Read moreDetailsFIXED LINK WOULD COST £1.2BILLION AND TAKE 10 YEARS TO BUILD
Representatives of the Dutch business Tunnel Engineering Consultants (TEC) have this week visited the Isle of Wight, declaring that a fixed link across the Solent is technically feasible and attractive to investors - but would cost up to £1.2billion. Paul...
Read moreDetailsCELEBRITIES AND BUSINESSES RACE FOR CHARITY ON THE MEDINA
PICTURE GALLERY: Celebrities including Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Ben Montague took to the River Medina this afternoon (Thursday) as part of Isle of Wight Festival's first ever Dragon Boat Race, all in aid of the children's charity...
Read moreDetailsLENGTHY TAILBACKS FOLLOWING THREE VEHICLE CRASH
UPDATED: Motorists are being advised to avoid The Downs this evening (Thursday) due to the closure of The Downs Road following a three vehicle road traffic collision. A Ford Transit, Renault Twingo and Nissan Qashqai have been involved in a shunt...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL REPORTS 7.1% INCREASE IN CAR VOLUMES
Red Funnel has today (Thursday) reported a strong start to 2015 on the back of a record 2014 with a 7.1% growth in the amount of cars, 38.3% in coaches and 5.4% in passengers travelling with the cross-Solent operator in...
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