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URGENT RESCUE MISSION TO LOCATE CASUALTY OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
2 lifeboats have been launched and the Coastguard Rescue helicopter scrambled to locate a woman who has gone overboard off the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday). It was around 13:45 that Solent Coastguard was alerted to...
Read moreDetailsTEEN APPROACHED BY STRANGER ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL – POLICE PROBE INCIDENT
Police are investigating after a man approached a teenage boy whilst he was on his way to school yesterday morning (Wednesday), asking the youngster if he was lonely and wanted to buy some sweets. The incident occurred at around 08:15...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER FLEES SCENE OF HIGH IMPACT HIT AND RUN SMASH IN RYDE
Police are currently searching for the driver of a Honda Civic following a hit and run crash in Ryde, which has seen a parked car destroyed and debris left strewn across the carriageway. Great Preston Road has been closed in...
Read moreDetails6 WEEKS UNTIL POLLING DAY – GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON 4TH JULY
A General Election has been called, meaning in just 6 weeks’ time Islanders will head to the polls to vote for a Member of Parliament for both Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
Read moreDetailsRYDE HIGH STREET CORDONED OFF AMID MEDICAL EMERGENCY
A section of the High Street in Ryde has been cordoned off by Police this afternoon (Wednesday) amid a medical incident, in which an elderly individual is being tended to in the middle of the road. Police and paramedics are...
Read moreDetailsDAWN TELEGRAPH POLE CRASH CLOSES NEWPORT’S STAPLERS ROAD
A road traffic collision that occurred at daybreak this morning (Wednesday) - in which a vehicle collided with a telegraph pole - has led to the closure of Staplers Road on the outskirts of Newport. Emergency services were called to...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL CANCELS CAR FERRY SAILINGS FOR 4TH DAY IN A ROW… AND SOME RED JET CROSSINGS TOO
Red Funnel has announced further cancellations on its East Cowes - Southampton vehicle ferry service tomorrow (Tuesday) marking the 4th straight day of cross-Solent disruption. The problem first arose on Saturday with cancellations continuing throughout the day and into Sunday....
Read moreDetailsSUNRISE SEARCH IN RYDE FOR POTENTIAL CASUALTY IN THE WATER
A search and rescue operation is underway as the sun rises in Ryde this morning (Monday) over fears a woman may be in difficulty. HM Coastguard teams from Bembridge and Ventnor - and Police - are present at Ryde Esplanade,...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL FERRY CANCELLATIONS CONTINUE INTO A NEW WEEK
Red Funnel is still working to fix a problem with the propulsion system on board Red Eagle, meaning yet more cancellations as a new week begins. The cross-Solent ferry operator has tonight (Sunday) announced that due to extended works on...
Read moreDetailsMAN ON THE FLOOR ‘KICKED SEVERAL TIMES’ IN LATE NIGHT NEWPORT FIGHT
2 people sustained minor injuries in a fight that broke out between a group of people in Newport on Friday night. Police were called at 23:54 on 17th May to reports of an altercation between a group of people on...
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