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AMMUNITION HAUL FOUND NEAR NORRIS CASTLE IN EAST COWES
Up to 5,000 rounds of ammunition have been safely removed by Bomb Disposal experts in East Cowes today (Thursday). A member of the public located a number of historic rounds whilst metal detecting near the Norris Castle estate this morning....
Read moreDetailsOOPS! RUNAWAY CAR CRASHES INTO WALL IN WOOTTON
An unattended car narrowly avoided the rush hour traffic when it rolled down the main road in Wootton earlier this evening (Thursday). The purple Peugeot 208 was seen to roll backwards down the High Street before mounting the pavement and...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND PARAMEDICS CALLED TO 3-VEHICLE CRASH ON NEWPORT SHUTE
Emergency services have been called to a 3-vehicle crash on Newport Shute off Mersley Downs this afternoon (Thursday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene just off The Downs, near to The Garlic Farm. The road...
Read moreDetailsLEVEL 3 HEAT ALERT FOR FRIDAY WITH 30C POSSIBLE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Festival goers and those enjoying everything else the Isle of Wight has to offer are being urged to SLIP SLAP SLOP this weekend, with 30c heat expected on Friday. A Level 3 heat alert has been issued by IW Met...
Read moreDetailsMIDNIGHT SHOP FIRE INVOLVING RUBBISH TACKLED BY CREWS IN TOTLAND
Firefighters in the West Wight worked to fully extinguish and damp down a fire that broke out on the exterior of a shop in Totland during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). 2 appliances from Freshwater and Yarmouth, as...
Read moreDetailsISLAND LINE DISRUPTION CONTINUES DUE TO LACK OF STAFF
There are cancellations on Island Line train services once again today (Thursday) due to continuing staff shortages. South Western Railway says that due to the unavailability of crew, a reduced service is in operation again today (Thursday) and on Saturday...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO ATTACKED WIFE WITH MEAT CLEAVER ON CHRISTMAS EVE FOUND GUILTY
42-year-old Jonathan Eldridge, who attacked his wife with a meat cleaver on Christmas Eve, has been found guilty by a jury. Eldridge called the ambulance service to his home address on West Street, Ryde at around 22:20 on Friday 24th...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE HUNT FOR WANTED SEX OFFENDER DESCRIBED AS ‘A RISK TO WOMEN’
A man who sexually assaulted and abducted a woman is now being hunted by Police as he is wanted on recall to prison - and it's thought he is back on the Isle of Wight. Police are seeking the public's...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN WITH BADLY INJURED HIP RESCUED FROM REMOTE AND ROCKY COASTLINE
A 43-year-old woman who badly injured her hip in a fall on the rocky shore between Thorness and Gurnard became the subject of a rescue operation late last night (Tuesday). Cowes RNLI Lifeboat and local Coastguard Rescue Teams were called...
Read moreDetailsCOLLISION BETWEEN CAR AND MOTORCYCLE CLOSES BUSY COWES ROAD AT RUSH HOUR
Emergency services have been called to attend an incident involving a car and a motorcycle on a main road in and out of Cowes this afternoon (Tuesday). Nodes Road has been closed by Police as a result of the road...
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