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CAR CAREERS THROUGH HEDGE AND INTO FIELD OFF MIDDLE ROAD
A hatchback has ploughed through a hedge and into a field off Middle Road this morning (Friday). The incident has seen a VW Golf travelling toward Newport leave the road and end up in a field in Calbourne near the...
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN’S CO-OP CORDONED OFF AFTER SERIOUS LATE NIGHT BREAK-IN
The Co-Op on the High Street in Sandown has been cordoned off by Police following a serious break-in overnight. Officers are maintaining a scene guard around the entrance to the store this morning (Friday) having been initially deployed at around...
Read moreDetailsBODY OF MAN IN HIS 50S DISCOVERED IN RYDE HOME
Police were called to a residential address in Ryde earlier this week (Tuesday) where the body of a man in his 50s was discovered. Officers were called at 10:25 on 13th February with concerns raised for the welfare of a...
Read moreDetailsSHORWELL HOMES WITHOUT WATER FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS AFTER DOUBLE BURST
Residents in Shorwell and surrounding rural communities are without water tonight (Wednesday) - and have been for most of the day - following 2 bursts in the area. Locals say that supply was lost at around 12:30 with many households...
Read moreDetailsCYCLIST RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER VAN COLLISION IN RYDE
A cyclist is being rushed to hospital under blue lights and sirens after being hit by a vehicle in Ryde this evening (Wednesday). Emergency services were alerted to the collision on West Street at just before 18:30, with the Isle...
Read moreDetails‘OPERATING LIMITATIONS’ MEANS REVISED RED JET TIMETABLE TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
Yet another revised timetable introduced on Red Funnel's Red Jet service yesterday (Tuesday) is to now continue into Thursday, it has been announced. Red Jet 6 was once again pulled from service on Tuesday due to an interceptor seal failure....
Read moreDetailsCRASH DETECTION SYSTEM RAISES ALARM AS BMW FLIPS ONTO ROOF
An automated crash detection system alerted Police to an overturned car on a country lane on the outskirts of Ryde this evening (Tuesday). At just before 19:00, BMW alerted the Force Control Room at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary...
Read moreDetails2-CAR CRASH ON BUSY JUNCTION IN SHANKLIN WIPES OUT ROAD SIGN
2 cars have flattened a sign post and collided with a wall in Shanklin this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident, involving a Ford Fiesta and a Chevrolet Matiz, has occurred on Landguard Road at the junction with Carter Road. Emergency services...
Read moreDetailsCRASH INVOLVING PEDESTRIAN, AMBULANCE AND CAR CLOSES MAIN ROAD THROUGH WOOTTON
A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries following a road traffic collision involving an ambulance and a van in Wootton this afternoon (Tuesday). Emergency service personnel were called to High Street at around 13:40 following reports of a collision just outside...
Read moreDetailsFUTURE OF NEWPORT’S BODY SHOP UNCLEAR AS COMPANY ENTERS ADMINISTRATION
The future of the Isle of Wight's only The Body Shop store looks bleak as the company enters administration. FRP Advisory has been appointed by owners Aurelius to oversee the administration process, which relates to the UK arm of the...
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