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GARAGE UP IN FLAMES AS BLAZE BREAKS OUT IN SHANKLIN
Firefighters are working to tackle a garage fire that has broken out off the main Sandown to Shanklin road this evening (Sunday). Flames have totally engulfed the outbuilding - located on the Shanklin side of Skew Bridge - sending black...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE PROBE RYDE MAN’S DEATH AMID ‘CONCERNS’ SURROUNDING HIS PASSING
An investigation has been launched by Police into the death of a 45-year-old Isle of Wight man amid concerns surrounding the circumstances of his passing last month. Police have been maintaining an around-the-clock presence outside the deceased's flat on High...
Read moreDetailsAUDI MANAGE THAT? CAR ROLLS OFF ROAD AND INTO FIELD ON THE DOWNS
The driver of an Audi that careered off the road and rolled into a field on The Downs last night (Saturday) has escaped any serious injury. It was shortly before 20:00 that emergency services were called to The Downs Road,...
Read moreDetailsBIRD WATCHER RISKS LIFE TO GET ‘BETTER VANTAGE POINT’ ON CLIFF TOP
A bird watcher risked their life - and sparked an emergency call out for Coastguards - when they climbed the wrong side of the safety fence at the top of the cliff at Culver Down this morning (Saturday). It was...
Read moreDetailsBIKER TRAVELLED AT 117MPH IN MOMENTS BEFORE BONE-BREAKING CRASH
A motorcyclist who travelled at 'reckless' speeds in excess of 115mph, just moments before he smashed into a car, has been handed a 6-month driving ban. 33-year-old Samuel Callaway sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the crash on Military...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD IN MAJOR CULVER RESCUE AS CASUALTY LOCATED OVER CLIFF
A male located over the edge of the cliff at Culver Down has been rescued by HM Coastguard and flown to hospital tonight (Thursday). It was at around 18:00 that emergency services first responded to Culver Down, near Sandown, amid...
Read moreDetailsCOLLAPSE OF ROOF ON EAST COWES BUILDING SITE LEAVES WORKER INJURED
One person has been injured after a roof collapsed on a building site in East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Resources from all 3 emergency services were first seen rushing into the North Wight town simultaneously at around 15:00, heading straight...
Read moreDetailsDOG OWNER SOUGHT AFTER MAN BITTEN ON THE LEG IN NEWPORT
Police are looking to identify a dog owner in connection with an attack on a passerby in the Shide area of Newport. It was on 7th February, between 16:00 and 16:30, that a dog walker was using the public footpath...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED TO EMERGENCY AT ISLE OF WIGHT GARDEN CENTRE
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed near Apse Heath this afternoon (Thursday) in response to a life-threatening medical emergency at the Honor & Jeffrey Garden Center. An ambulance, critical care paramedic, rapid response paramedic and operational...
Read moreDetailsRESIDENTS EVACUATED AFTER CAR CRASHES INTO ELECTRICITY POLE NEAR NINGWOOD
A road traffic collision, which has seen a vehicle crash into an electricity pole on the main Newport to Yarmouth road, is causing significant disruption this lunchtime (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first called to the scene...
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