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31st October 2026
Police and paramedics are responding to a crash in which a vehicle has come to rest on its roof between Whitwell and Ventnor this morning (Saturday). The incident, which happened shortly before 11:15, has taken place on Whitwell Road -...
Read moreDetailsA car has left the carriageway and rolled through a hedge into a field off Middle Road near Tapnell this morning (Saturday). Emergency services are currently en-route to the incident, which occurred just before 10:45. The single vehicle crash has...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services have been called to a road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Saturday). Police, paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a fire appliance from Hampshire & Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsA number of areas across the Island are affected by black ice this morning (Saturday) following a cold snap overnight. Wilton Park Road in Shanklin has been closed by Police following 3 crashes which saw a number of vehicles slide...
Read moreDetailsAppliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to reports of a fire within a flat in Ryde this evening (Friday). Fire crews from Ryde, Newport and Sandown are in attendance at an address...
Read moreDetailsPolice have closed a busy road between Downend and Arreton this afternoon (Friday). The incident occurred at around 12:30 at the Arreton junction and has seen 2 cars, a red Mazda and a red Ford, crash. Downend Road has been...
Read moreDetailsAnother cold night across the Isle of Wight saw the mercury drop to a staggering -7.3c last night (Thursday), according to local weather forecaster IW Met Service. The ridiculously cold reading was captured over in the West Wight at Newbridge,...
Read moreDetailsParamedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are tending to a motorcyclist who has been injured in a collision with a car in Niton this morning (Friday). The incident, which has seen a Mini One collide with a scooter,...
Read moreDetails2 cars have left the road - 1 coming to rest on its side - on Brading Downs Road this morning (Friday). Icy conditions overnight are thought to be behind the incident, which has occurred at the highest point of...
Read moreDetailsA number of early morning commuter sailings on Red Funnel’s hi-speed Red Jet service have been cancelled due to a technical issue. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the 05:30 and 06:40 crossings from Southampton have been cancelled alongside the...
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