ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 7TH AUGUST 2026
7th August 2026
An unlicensed and uninsured driver who was suspected of being under the influence of drink or drugs was stopped as he disembarked the Red Funnel ferry in East Cowes early yesterday morning (Tuesday). Officers were alerted to the situation at...
Read moreDetailsAn unwell passenger onboard the Queen Mary II - located off the Isle of Wight coast - has been airlifted to hospital tonight (Tuesday). Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter from Lee on Solent flew low over the Island at 21:40 as...
Read moreDetailsPolice are in attendance on Fairlee Road in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday) where a car has left the carriageway and come to rest in a ditch. Emergency services were called to the incident, which is confirmed as involving just 1...
Read moreDetailsPolice are attending a 2-car road traffic collision on the main Newport to Cowes road this morning (Tuesday). Delays are building in both directions as a result of the incident which has occurred near to the County Showground. It's unclear...
Read moreDetailsA 17-year-old girl has been arrested after kicking and biting Police whilst being detained in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). Officers were called to reports of a disturbance at an address on Grafton Lane, between Fitzroy Street and Grafton Street, at...
Read moreDetailsA lorry has ground out and is blocking the main road between Newport and Arreton causing major traffic delays this afternoon (Monday). The incident has seen a large lorry and trailer become stuck across the carriageway on the A3056 outside...
Read moreDetailsPolice are in attendance at a crash in Ryde this lunchtime (Monday) where a Skoda Fabia has collided with at least 1 parked car. Emergency services were alerted to the collision near the junction with Arundel Road at around 12:45....
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are responding to a 2-car crash on The Downs at Knighton this morning (Monday), which has seen 1 vehicle come to a stop up an embankment. The incident has occurred on Mersley Downs at the junction with Knighton...
Read moreDetailsThe volunteers of Bembridge RNLI launched into the darkness to aid a male with a chest injury on board a 60ft wooden motor vessel during the early hours of this morning (Monday). Shortly before 01:30, Solent Coastguard requested the launch...
Read moreDetailsA driver who was caught behind the wheel without a licence or insurance whilst driving through Havenstreet last night (Sunday) also tested positive for drug driving, Police have confirmed. At 21:20, officers spotted a vehicle driving through the village with...
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