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RYDE MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED STALKING AND COERCIVE CONTROL
25-year-old Leon Gladdis from Ryde has been charged with stalking and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour following incidents alleged to have taken place in July and August. Gladdis, from Southfield Gardens, appeared in court today (Wednesday) following an investigation by...
Read moreDetailsCAR NARROWLY AVOIDS HITTING HOUSE IN SANDFORD CRASH
A car has left the carriageway and careered into a hedge, narrowly avoiding hitting a house, in Sandford on the outskirts of Godshill this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident has occurred on the A3020 - the main Godshill to Shanklin road -...
Read moreDetailsDRAMA FOR HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT WITH COASTGUARD CALLED IN
There has been drama on board the Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth off the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Wednesday) - less than 2 weeks after HMS Prince of Wales suffered a major breakdown whilst off Ventnor. HMS Queen Elizabeth...
Read moreDetails120MPH TORNADO RIPS ROOF FROM BUILDING AND CAUSES OTHER DAMAGE IN YAVERLAND
A tornado that formed over the East Wight earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) ripped the roof from a derelict building and caused other damage at Sandown Bay Holiday Centre in Yaverland, leaving behind a trail of debris. As first reported by...
Read moreDetailsTORNADO CAUGHT ON CAMERA MOVING BETWEEN BRADING AND BEMBRIDGE
Video footage has caught the terrifying moment a tornado developed on the outskirts of Brading and began moving towards Bembridge. Shortly before 13:00 this afternoon (Tuesday), this video was captured showing the funnel developing over the East Wight and extending...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CALLED TO FIGHT IN THE STREET AFTER CAR ALLEGEDLY TAKEN WITHOUT CONSENT
Police descended on Hunnyhill in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday) when a fight broke out in the street in a row over a vehicle. Officers were called at just before 15:40 to reports of a disturbance as a result of an...
Read moreDetailsCAR ROLLS INTO FIELD IN LATE NIGHT CRASH AT ARRETON
Police were called to a collision in Arreton after a car rolled off the road and into a field late last night (Monday). The incident occurred on the A3056 between the turn off for Merstone and the village of Arreton...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK TO OPERATE REVISED TIMETABLE AS RESULT OF TECHNICAL ISSUE
Cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink is to operate a revised timetable on its Portsmouth to Fishbourne vehicle ferry route today (Tuesday). The delays to the timetable on the company's busiest route are a result of technical issues. The upcoming 09:40 sailing...
Read moreDetailsNO TRAINS ON ISLAND LINE BETWEEN 9-7 THIS WEDNESDAY DUE TO STAFF SICKNESS
Island Line trains will be suspended for a period of 10 hours on Wednesday due to staff sickness. South Western Railway has confirmed that no trains will be operating between Ryde and Shanklin from 09:00 until 19:00 tomorrow. A rail...
Read moreDetailsMAYDAY ALERT LEADS TO EARLY HOURS SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Fears that sailors were in immediate, life-threatening danger off the South of the Isle of Wight led to the launch of a search and rescue operation overnight into the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat, Selsey RNLI...
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