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GRITTERS TO DEPLOY THIS AFTERNOON AS COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
Gritters will be deployed across the Isle of Wight's road network from 15:00 this afternoon (Thursday) as cold weather continues to bite the Island. The fleet of gritters will leave the Island Roads Stag Lane depot at 15:00, with a...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CONTINUE TO PROBE THEFT OF ‘LARGE QUANTITY OF CASH’ FROM EAST COWES CO-OP
Police on the Isle of Wight are continuing their investigations into the theft of a large quantity of cash from the Co-Operative in East Cowes, with no arrests yet made. As first reported by Island Echo, officers responded to the...
Read moreDetailsSTRONG WINDS ON THE WAY WITH YELLOW WEATHER WARNING ISSUED
Islanders are being warned about a spell of very strong winds that is due to hit the Island on Sunday evening and into Monday morning. IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for wind, which comes into force...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS TO HIT THE ROADS AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS COLD TEMPS REMAIN
Despite an improving forecast, gritters will once again be deployed across the Isle of Wight tonight (Wednesday) and again in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fleet of gritters will leave the Island Roads Stag Lane depot at 20:00...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS RESPOND TO AGA FIRE ON THE UNDERCLIFF
Firefighters from Newport and Ventnor were called out to an aga cooker fire in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). 2 appliances and an officer were mobilised to a residential address on Undercliff Drive in Niton at 03:00. The...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CORDON OFF EAST COWES SHOP AFTER CASH STOLEN IN OVERNIGHT BURGLARY
A break in at the Co-Operative in East Cowes has led to the entrance way being cordoned off by Police this morning (Wednesday). Officers are maintaining a scene guard around the store off York Avenue following an incident in the...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS TO HIT THE ROADS FOR THE 3RD DAY RUNNING
Gritters are to be deployed across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) and again some 12 hours later. Island Roads' gritters will leave their Stag Lane depot at around 16:00 this afternoon with another run to commence tomorrow morning...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND COASTGUARD SEARCH BEMBRIDGE SHORELINE AS EFFORTS TO LOCATE MISSING MAN CONTINUE
Missing man Chetan Patel Police and HM Coastguard were once again searching the Forelands area of Bembridge this morning (Tuesday) as efforts to locate missing Slough man Chetan Patel continue. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's Marine Unit...
Read moreDetailsOCCUPANT OF KIA TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH IN THE WEST WIGHT
The driver of a Kia has been taken to St Mary's Hospital this morning (Tuesday) after crashing their car onto its side in Freshwater. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to the scene on Middleton in Freshwater, shortly...
Read moreDetailsSEX OFFENDER IAN WILLETT ADMITS FURTHER BREACH OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
25-year-old convicted sex offender Ian Willett is back behind bars on remand after breaching the requirements of the sex offenders register - again. Willett, of Nelson Road in Newport, was arrested by plain-clothed officers in the Gunville area on Friday...
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