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SERIOUS CRASH AT CALBOURNE SEEE ROAD CLOSED AND AIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED
Police and paramedics are responding to a serious road traffic collision on Middle Road at Calbourne this morning (Friday). At least 1 vehicle has been involved in the crash, coming to rest up a bank on the wrong side of...
Read moreDetailsGROUP OF 4 SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER TEENS ASSAULTED IN SKATE PARK TOILETS
2 teenagers suffered minor injuries during an assault that was carried out in the public toilets of Cowes Skate Park yesterday evening (Thursday). Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Park Road after receiving reports that an 18-year-old...
Read moreDetailsMALE IN CUSTODY AFTER WOMAN SUFFERS LEG INJURY DURING RYDE FLAT ASSAULT
A 57-year-old man is in custody after allegedly attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to a woman at a flat in Ryde last night (Thursday). Police were called to reports of a disturbance at an address on Corbett Road in...
Read moreDetailsOVERRUNNING MAINTENANCE LEADS TO CANCELLATION OF RED FUNNEL’S MORNING FERRIES
Overrunning maintenance work on board Red Eagle has led to the cancellation of 2 vital early morning crossings on Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service this morning (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the 07:00 sailing from Southampton and the...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING PERSON IN RYDE JOINED BY RESCUE TEAMS
Police have been joined by search and rescue teams in Ryde as officers work to locate a vulnerable missing person tonight (Thursday). The search efforts are currently focused on the Monktonmead area of the town and along the Esplanade. Bembridge...
Read moreDetailsRELIEF BOAT ON THE WAY AFTER BEMBRIDGE LIFEBOAT DAMAGED DURING LUCCOMBE SHOUT
Bembridge's All Weather Lifeboat is out of action after damaging a propeller during a shout on Sunday night - the same incident that has left Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat off the run too. HM Coastguard mobilised several assets to...
Read moreDetailsFUMES CLEARED AS UNATTENDED COOKING LEADS TO FIREFIGHTER CALL OUT
Thursday night dinner left unattended in a Ryde kitchen led to a call out for firefighters from Ryde, Sandown and Newport this evening. 3 appliances - 2 retained crews and 1 wholetime crew - were mobilised to an address on...
Read moreDetailsFIRESTONE SMASH SENDS KA OFF THE ROAD AND INTO HEDGE
The occupants of 2 cars involved in a crash at Firestone Copse near Havenstreet this evening (Thursday) have escaped injury. It was shortly before 17:45 that a Toyota Corolla and a Ford KA collided on Firestone Copse Road, in wet...
Read moreDetailsGUN IN THE WOODS – POLICE RECOVER FIREARM NEAR PARKHURST FOREST
Detectives are leading an investigation into the discovery of a firearm in woodland on the outskirts of Newport yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Officers descended on Mark's Corner Village Road, close to Hillis Gate Road, at around 15:30 and quickly locked the...
Read moreDetailsARREST MADE AFTER MAN THREATENED WITH A KNIFE IN FRESHWATER
A 27-year-old man from the West Wight is in custody after threatening another man with a knife in Freshwater Bay. Police say that a 41-year-old man was reportedly threatened by another male - armed with a knife - near the...
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