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Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a collision between 2 cars on Brading Down Road this morning (Tuesday). The incident has occurred at the entranceway to one of the viewpoint car parks overlooking Sandown Bay. Emergency services were alerted...
Read moreDetails2 trains an hour will begin running on Island Line during peak periods from Monday, South Western Railway (SWR) has announced. The service uplift is designed to cater to local schools in the New Year and, once current restrictions lift,...
Read moreDetailsPolice and paramedics have attended a single vehicle collision in Sandown this evening (Monday). The crash, which has seen a Vauxhall Corsa collide with a tree, occurred on Victoria Road at around 18:00. It’s understood the driver has been checked...
Read moreDetails4 walk-in booster clinics at the COVID-19 vaccination centre at Westridge in Ryde have been announced, with anyone over the age of 18 invited to attend. In a bid to beat the Omicron tidal wave, the Government has confirmed that...
Read moreDetailsThe body of a man has been found in the River Medina in the search for missing 49-year-old Richard Chase, it has been confirmed. Police made the discovery at Newport Quay, close to the Premier Inn hotel where Mr Chase...
Read moreDetailsA crew member with a dislocated shoulder has been evacuated from an oil tanker at anchor off the Isle of Wight by Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat tonight (Sunday). Bembridge’s All Weather Lifeboat launched at 18:40 following a request from Solent Coastguard to...
Read moreDetails2 occupants of a Vauxhall Corsa suffered minor injuries when they were involved in a crash in Arreton overnight, in which the vehicle came to rest upside down on its roof. The single vehicle collision occurred at just before 03:15...
Read moreDetailsThe search for missing 49-year-old Richard Chase, who was last seen leaving a nightclub during the early hours of Saturday morning, continues this lunchtime. WightSAR, the Island’s voluntary search and rescue team, have been deployed to Seaclose Park in Newport to...
Read moreDetailsHouseholds in the Arreton area without internet connectivity this morning (Sunday) as a result of a road traffic collision overnight which has resulted in a BT cabinet being completely destroyed. The incident occurred during the early hours of the morning...
Read moreDetailsAn appeal for information has been launched as concerns grow for the welfare of Richard Chase, who has gone missing on the Isle of Wight. The 49-year-old was last seen leaving Fever & Boutique nightclub on Coppins Bridge, Newport at...
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