ISLANDERS URGED TO CLOSE WINDOWS AS NEW FOREST FIRE SMOKE SPREADS
10th August 2026
Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Island's road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Thursday). Gritting will commence on the usual routes from 01:30 due to the forecast low temperatures overnight. Motorists are...
Read moreDetails2 men in their 20s from Cowes have been tragically killed in a crash involving a car and a van at Whippingham, Police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to Whippingham Road - the main road in and out of East...
Read moreDetailsIt was a week ago today (Tuesday) that the body of 33-year-old Scott Cooper was found in a flat in Ryde, prompting a large-scale murder investigation - Operation Amaryllis. Here is what we know about the case so far... At...
Read moreDetailsPolice, fire and ambulance crews are in attendance at Whippingham this lunchtime (Tuesday) where multiple vehicles have been involved in a collision near the junction of Alverstone Road. Several fire appliances from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and...
Read moreDetailsFoggy conditions being experienced on the Solent are causing some delays to cross-Solent travel this morning (Tuesday). Red Funnel is advising that its hi-speed Red Jet is currently operating a shuttle service as a result of the reduced visibility. However,...
Read moreDetailsScott Cooper, who was found dead at an address in George Street, Ryde Piers Brazier, who is accused of killing Newport man Scott Cooper at a flat in Ryde last week, has appeared in Crown Court charged with murdering the...
Read moreDetailsA 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder as part of the investigation into the killing of Scott Cooper has been bailed with conditions, Police have confirmed. The unnamed individual was 1 of 3 people arrested last week following the...
Read moreDetails25-year-old Thomas Riordan is to appear in court today (Monday) after being charged with assaulting Police officers during an incident in the early hours of Sunday morning. In the early hours of yesterday morning (9th January), Police responded to a...
Read moreDetails38-year-old Michael Leigh Phillips has been charged with 2 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, making threats to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident between Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Phillips, of no fixed...
Read moreDetailsA yacht with a fouled prop and making little progress led to the first launch of the year for Cowes RNLI this evening (Sunday). Cowes Lifeboat was tasked to launch at 17:40 following reports that a 37ft vessel, located east...
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