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A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Saturday). Police were called at 08:35 to reports of an assault having taken place on Ashey Road....
Read moreDetailsWightlink has confirmed further cancellations on its Fastcat service between Ryde Pier Head and Portsmouth, with 6 sailings cancelled this evening (Saturday). The cross-Solent operator pulled a number of sailings on Friday morning as a result of a staff member...
Read moreDetailsThe driver of a Vauxhall Corsa is being sought by Police after making off from the scene of a crash in Sandown tonight (Friday). The collision, between the Corsa and a white MG3, occurred on The Broadway - on the...
Read moreDetailsThe occupants of a Ford Fiesta have had a lucky escape after the vehicle rolled onto its roof and came to rest against a tree on Whitcombe Road this evening (Friday). Police and paramedics were called to the scene of...
Read moreDetailsPolice were called to Shanklin earlier today (Friday) after a fight broke out between 2 men as a result of a dog being assaulted. Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed that officers were alerted to the incident at 10:52 this morning with...
Read moreDetailsA cyclist has been injured in a road traffic incident in Ryde this morning (Friday). Members of the public are tending to the injured rider, who has come off their bicycle on the roundabout at the junction of Marlborough Road...
Read moreDetailsThe names, addresses, bank details and signatures of some Wightlink customers have been compromised following a sophisticated cyber attack on the cross-Solent operator's IT infrastructure, it has been revealed. Wightlink is in the process of contacting affected customers about the data security...
Read moreDetailsPolice, with the support of WightSAR, are conducting a search for missing 34-year-old Anthony ‘Spencer’ May from Newport, with extreme concerns growing for his welfare. Anthony was last seen around 12:45 today and is described as being white, around 6ft...
Read moreDetailsWightlink has announced that it has had to cancel a number of its Fastcat sailings on Friday morning (11th March) due to the absence of an essential member of crew. The following sailings have been cancelled on the Ryde Pier...
Read moreDetailsMotorists are really starting to feel the pinch as fuel prices hit £2 a litre here on the Isle of Wight - and the cost is only set to increase as the days and weeks roll on. For possibly the...
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