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ICY ROADS CAUSE COLLISION CHAOS
UPDATED: Emergency services are continuing to respond to a number of road traffic collisions this morning (Sunday) as icy road conditions catch a number of drivers out. Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently...
Read moreDetailsSTORMY WEATHER RETURNS AS ISLAND CLEANS UP
UPDATED: The stormy weather experienced earlier this week is set to return today causing disruption to travel services with an increased chance of further flooding across the Island. Residents and a number of businesses are continuing to clear up from...
Read moreDetailsADVERSE CONDITIONS CAUSE NIGHT OF DEVASTATION
PICTURES: Heavy rain and strong winds have left a trail of devastation across the Isle of Wight tonight with damage to properties, stranded motorists and impassable roads right across the Island. As reported earlier this evening, Tesco Extra in Ryde...
Read moreDetailsSUPERSTORE GUTTERING COLLAPSES IN HIGH WINDS
UPDATED: Around 15m of guttering has fallen from Tesco Extra in Ryde this evening, prompting a 999 response from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. One pumping appliance and one aerial ladder appliance from Ryde Fire Station are...
Read moreDetailsCREWS TACKLE ESCORT CAR FIRE
UPDATED: Firefighters tackled a car fire on the outskirts of Brading last night (Thursday), leading to officers from Hampshire Constabulary to be called in. One pumping appliance from Ryde Fire Station turned out to the scene on West Lane between...
Read moreDetailsPUBLIC HEALTH WARNING AFTER 33-YEAR-OLD DIES
Members of the public are being warned not to consume the drink 'Cole Cold Pear D', after a 33-year-old man from Gosport died after drinking just a small amount of the now-discovered harmful cocktail. Joromie Lewis from Gosport became ill...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE SERVICES SUSPENDED
UPDATED: Bond Air Services, the company which owns and manages the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, has suspended flights of the EC135 helicopter - the same model which crashed on to The Clutha bar in Glasgow at the...
Read moreDetailsTWO ARRESTED UNDER OPERATION ELVEDEN
UPDATED: Two people, a man and a woman, have been arrested this morning as part of a Metropolitan Police investigation named Operation Elveden - an investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and other officials. Police have confirmed that...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS RACE TO BONCHURCH PROPERTY
UPDATED: Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this evening attending a property fire in Bonchurch. Fire crews were alerted to the incident shortly after 17:30 following reports of smoke billowing from Westfield House on...
Read moreDetailsMULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION IN NEWPORT
UPDATED: Emergency services are this evening attending a multiple vehicle collision on Medina Way, Newport. Police, ambulance crews and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are all in attendance near to the Isle of Wight College. The southbound...
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