SUMMER HOLIDAY DELAYS AFTER MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION IN LAKE
31st July 2026
1 INJURED AFTER BUS AND VAN COLLIDE ON RURAL ROAD
1st August 2026
Police, ambulance and fire crews are in attendance at a road traffic collision on Racecourse Roundabout this evening (Saturday). The incident occurred shortly after 22:45 this evening and has seen a vehicle - a Red Smart Car - end up...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters are working to extinguish a property fire that has spread through a detached dwelling in Ryde this evening (Friday). 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport are on scene at Buckland Gardens, off Spencer Road, where a kitchen fire has...
Read moreDetailsA technical issue onboard one of its vessels has seen Red Jet cancel 4 sailings on its hi-speed West Cowes - Southampton route this afternoon (Friday). The 16:45 and 17:55 from Southampton and the 17:20 and 18:30 from West Cowes...
Read moreDetailsA Dominos delivery rider has escaped any serious injury following a collision with a car on Coppins Bridge in Newport this lunchtime (Friday). The incident occurred on East Street, at the junction with Pyle Street, shortly before 12:55. Police have...
Read moreDetailsForecasters are predicting widespread fog will develop across many parts of the Isle of Wight tonight and into tomorrow (Friday), prompting a yellow weather warning. IW Met Service warns that there is potential for some extremely dense areas of fog,...
Read moreDetailsA 33-year-old man from East Cowes has been arrested after being caught driving a lorry on false plates, whilst suspected of being under the influence of drugs. Police stopped the vehicle in a layby at Whippingham earlier this evening (Thursday)...
Read moreDetailsFollowing an increase in demand for emergency care, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a Critical Incident at St Mary's Hospital. Delays in discharging people home or into social care settings - known as bedblovkers - means that...
Read moreDetailsRed Funnel has announced that it is increasing its prices across the board by an average of 9.75% in response to rising costs. The cross-Solent operator says that, like many businesses, they are experiencing the impact of inflation and the...
Read moreDetailsA car has been left unrecognisable after careering into a road sign and rolling over - coming to rest on its roof - on Beaper Shute between Ryde and Brading this morning (Thursday). Police are currently on scene at Whitefield...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in a recreation field in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday) in response to a serious medical emergency in the town. The yellow and green helicopter and its crew of medics left...
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