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INJURED PEDESTRIAN FORCES CLOSURE OF SANDOWN’S HIGH STREET
Emergency services are in attendance at Sandown High Street this morning (Wednesday) where a pedestrian is laid injured in the road. The incident has occurred at the junction with Albion Road, close to the Friends of the Animals charity shop,...
Read moreDetailsDELAYS LIKELY AS ANOTHER BURST MAIN LEADS TO TEMP LIGHTS AT WHIPPINGHAM
Motorists heading in and out of East Cowes face delays today (Wednesday) as temporary traffic lights have been set up to allow repairs to yet another burst water main. Last night water started gushing down the main road in and...
Read moreDetailsMOTOR BOAT AGROUND ON THE LEDGE AIDED BY LIFEBOATS DURING TRAINING NIGHT
A training night turned into a live shout for the volunteers of Bembridge RNLI this evening (Tuesday) when a boat went aground on Bembridge Ledge. Just as the lifeboats were launching on exercise, it became known that a 28ft motor...
Read moreDetailsFIELD FIRE NEAR NETTLESTONE PREVENTED FROM SPREADING
Firefighters from Ryde have worked quickly to prevent a field fire from spreading in Nettlestone this afternoon (Tuesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to the rural location between Pondwell and Nettlestone at around 17:10. It’s thought that with the current tinder...
Read moreDetailsELDERLY WOMAN AND YOUNG GIRLS INJURED AFTER BB GUN FIRED FROM CAR WINDOW IN RYDE
Reports of a BB gun being fired from the window of a moving car led to the deployment of Armed Response Officers to Ryde last night (Monday). At around 22:30, Police received reports that a weapon was being fired toward...
Read moreDetailsBURST WATER MAIN CAUSES ROAD COLLAPSE FEARS IN NETTLESTONE
A burst water main that is sending thousands of litres of fresh water down the main road in Nettlestone has sparked fears of an imminent collapse of the carriageway, which has been blocked off by residents. For the third time...
Read moreDetailsLATE EVENING BONFIRE SEES LAND OWNER GIVEN STERN WORDS OF ADVICE
A land owner has been issued fire safety advice after striking up a bonfire in tinder-dry conditions near Cowes yesterday evening (Monday). A single fire crew from Cowes was called to the scene opposite the County showground on Newport Road...
Read moreDetailsBURST WATER MAIN LEADS TO CLOSURE OF BRADING HIGH STREET – LENGTHY DIVERSION FOR MOTORISTS
Emergency repairs to a burst 6-inch water main in Brading High Street are causing travel delays for motorists in the East Wight this morning (Tuesday). Water has been trickling down the road from the junction with Quay Lane for several...
Read moreDetails34C EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND AS HEATWAVE RETURNS TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
The Isle of Wight is set to experience another heatwave with temperatures in the 30s expected all this week, peaking at 34c on Friday and across the weekend. Although the Island experienced a very warm and sunny weekend, with today...
Read moreDetails2 CAR COLLISION ON FOREST ROAD LEADS TO RUSH HOUR DELAYS
A collision involving 2 cars on a main road to the West Wight is causing heavy delays on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Monday). At just before 17:15, the crash occurred on Forest Road at Vittelfields Crossroads - the...
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