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AIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED AS PERSON RESCUED FROM THE WATER AT VENTNOR SEAFRONT
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Ventnor this lunchtime, alongside a number of other emergency services, where a person has been rescued from the sea. It is believed that a male was spotted in...
Read moreDetailsSTUDENTS URGED TO HEAD STRAIGHT HOME AFTER MAN AND WOMAN OFFER SWEETS TO CHILD IN GUNVILLE
Police are investigating reports that a child was approached by 2 people in the Gunville area of Newport yesterday (Thursday) with attempts made to entice the school child to get into their vehicle by offeringthem sweets. It's said that the...
Read moreDetailsARMED POLICE MAKE ARREST AFTER MAN SPOTTED WITH ‘FIREARM’
A 44-year-old man has been arrested by Armed Police in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday) after reports he was carrying a gun around the town. A local Armed Response Vehicle and a dog unit responded to the Avenue Road area of...
Read moreDetailsRESIN DRIVEWAY FRAUDSTER SIMON REGAN HANDED 3 YEARS BEHIND BARS
A driveway fraudster whose actions led to around 65 customers being conned out of £300,000 has been handed a 3-year prison sentence. 57-year-old Simon Regan, of Bradfield Road in Barrows Green, Crewe, appeared before Southampton Crown Court today (Thursday) for...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRINK AND DRUG DRIVING AFTER NEWPORT CRASH
A 34-year-old woman from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving following a 2-car crash that occurred in Newport yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary responded to the scene at around...
Read moreDetails35-YEAR-OLD TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER GBH WITH INTENT ARREST FOLLOWING COWES DISTURBANCE
A 35-year-old man from Cowes has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident on Bellevue Road late last night (Wednesday). Multiple Police units responded to an address near the junction with Seaview Road...
Read moreDetailsCROSSROADS CRASH CLOSES MAIN ROAD THROUGH RYDE
A crash involving 2 vehicles on a busy crossroads junction in Ryde has forced Police to close the main road through the town this evening (Wednesday). The incident involving a white Range Rover Evoque and a Skoda Kodiaq has occurred...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE RESPOND TO OVERTURNED CAR ON YARMOUTH ROAD
A car that has overturned between Newport and Yarmouth has prompted a response from emergency services this morning (Wednesday). The incident has occurred on Yarmouth Road near to Vittlefields on the main road heading West from Newport. Hampshire & Isle...
Read moreDetailsHOVERS OFF AS ADVERSE WEATHER HITS THE SOLENT PLUS RED JET CANCELLATIONS
Hovertravel has been forced to suspend its Ryde to Southsea service this morning (Wednesday) due to adverse weather conditions on the Solent. Strong winds, married with the tidal conditions, means that it is unsafe for the Flyer hovercraft to operate....
Read moreDetailsFLOOD ALERT NOW IN FORCE FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT COAST
The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast this morning (Wednesday). Islanders are being urged to monitor local water levels and weather conditions, avoiding low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Those...
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