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POLICE IN ATTENDANCE AT 2-CAR CRASH ON MAIN ROAD TO NITON
Police are in attendance at a road traffic incident on the main road to Niton this evening (Sunday). The incident that occurred at around 16:30 is to believed to be involving 2 vehicles. It has occurred on the corner of...
Read moreDetailsMORE ISSUES WITH SIGNALLING STAFF SEES ISLAND LINE TRAINS CANCELLED THIS EVENING
More signalling staff issues has seen a number of Island Line trains for this evening (Sunday) cancelled yet again. South Western Railway, have this morning confirmed that the 18:45, 19:49, 20:49 and 21:49 from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin, the...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER OF CAR THAT ROLLED ON MILITARY ROAD ON FRIDAY FOUND TO HAVE NO INSURANCE
A driver of a car that was involved in a road traffic incident on the Military Road on Friday was found to be driving without insurance. As first reported by Island Echo, Police attended a collision on Military Road on...
Read moreDetails4 VEHICLES SEIZED AND DRIVERS FINED AFTER UNINSURED DRIVERS STOPPED ACROSS THE ISLAND
Image courtesy of Isle of Wight Police Multiple vehicles have been seized by Police for driving without insurance on the Island this morning (Saturday). The first vehicle, a silver Peugeot was stopped by officers from Hampshire Constabulary on St George’s...
Read moreDetailsFEMALE SCOOTERIST BLUE LIGHTED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CRASH IN SANDOWN
A young moped rider has been conveyed to hospital following a crash on a residential close in Sandown tonight (Friday). Emergency services were called to Jeals Lane when a woman came off her motorcycle shortly before 19:55. The Isle of...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT’S BARTON AND PAN HIT BY DINNER TIME POWER CUT
Households in the Newport East area - including Barton and Pan - have been hit by a power cut this dinner time (Friday). Power was lost at just gone 18:00 with the unexpected loss of supply affecting 19 postcode areas....
Read moreDetailsMORE TRAVEL WOES AS HOVERTRAVEL SUSPENDS SERVICES DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE
Cross-Solent travel operator Hovertravel has cancelled its services this afternoon (Friday) as a result of technical issues. This is the 3rd time in the last week that the Ryde-Southsea route has ground to a halt. Hovertravel has issued no further...
Read moreDetailsCRASH ON GODSHILL OUTSKIRTS SEES CARS COLLIDE INTO TREE AFTER MOUNTING EMBANKMENT
A crash has occurred on the outskirts of Godshill this afternoon (Friday). The incident on the main Godshill to Rookley road, near to the Isle of Wight Farm Shop, has seen a black Toyota Corolla collide with a tree. The...
Read moreDetailsCAR ROLLS ONTO ROOF ON MILITARY ROAD AFTER SLAMMING ON BRAKES FOR SPEED VAN
A driver lost control and ended up putting their car on its roof on Military Road this morning (Friday) after allegedly slamming on the brakes upon seeing the Police's speed camera van. The incident occurred sometime before 11:30 just a...
Read moreDetailsARREST MADE AFTER 2 PEOPLE ASSAULTED DURING MIDNIGHT BRAWL IN RYDE
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a brawl outside a pub in Ryde during the early hours of Sunday morning (16th October). Police have been investigating an incident which occurred outside The Marine bar on...
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