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MOTORCYCLIST SUFFERS PELVIS AND SHOULDER INJURY IN SYLVAN DRIVE CRASH
A motorcyclist is receiving treatment in hospital for what has been described as serious injuries following a collision with a car in Newport at lunchtime today (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police responded to Sylvan Drive, at...
Read moreDetailsTRAFFIC BACKLOG HEADING INTO RYDE AS QUEENS ROAD UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED
Motorists are facing significant delays heading into Ryde from Wootton this lunchtime (Friday) due to the unexpected closure of a main road. Traffic is currently backed up from the Green Street/West Street junction to the top of Quarr Hill, described...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION WITH TRACTOR AT SHALFLEET
A 51-year-old motorcyclist has tragically died as a result of a collision with a tractor and trailer on the main Newport to Yarmouth road at Shalfleet yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services were called to the A3054 Yarmouth Road at just...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS TACKLE HEDGE FIRE OUTSIDE VENTNOR SCHOOL
Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tacking a hedgerow fire outside a school in Ventnor tonight (Thursday). Crews are currently using hose reel jets to dowse the flames, that have engulfed a hedgerow which...
Read moreDetailsRACING INCIDENT SEES AIR AMBULANCE LAND AT SPEEDWAY STADIUM
The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has landed at Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde tonight (Thursday) as a result of a speeding racing incident involving 2 riders. Track medics were first to respond to the incident, with paramedics and a Critical Care...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOATS IN ACTION AS 2 CASUALTIES TAKEN ILL AT SEA IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS
Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather and Inshore lifeboats have been in action this evening (Thursday), responding to 2 separate medical emergencies off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. The Tamar-class All Weather Lifeboat ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ was launched at...
Read moreDetailsROAD CLOSED AS EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPOND TO SERIOUS CRASH AT SHALFLEET
Police and paramedics are responding to a serious road traffic collision near Shalfleet this afternoon (Thursday). The incident has occurred between the junctions of Pound Lane and Elm Lane on the A3054 Yarmouth Road - the main road between Newport...
Read moreDetailsCAR WIPES OUT TRAFFIC LIGHT IN NEWPORT CRASH
A car has crashed, flattening a traffic light, on a busy road in Newport this afternoon (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the pedestrian crossing on Carisbrooke Road, just next to the junction with Castle Road. A red Citroen C3...
Read moreDetailsCRITICAL INCIDENT STOOD DOWN AS PRESSURE EASES AT ST MARY’S
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has stood down the critical incident that was called last week in response to sustained pressure on its services. The critical incident was called on Friday 5th August due to high levels of demand...
Read moreDetails33C FORECAST SEES ANOTHER LEVEL 5 HEAT WARNING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT
For the 2nd time this Summer, a Level 5 heat warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. Temperatures in excess of 32c are expected later on today (Thursday), with 34c+ likely on Friday...
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