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TRACTOR LEAKS HYDRAULIC FLUID IN CARISBROOKE HIGH STREET
Delays built up in Carisbrooke earlier this afternoon (Saturday) when a tractor leaked hydraulic fluid over the carriageway and broke down outside a busy pub. Queues were back to the Wellington Road roundabout after the agricultural vehicle developed a fault...
Read moreDetailsSWIFT ACTION PREVENTS LINESIDE FIRE SPREADING
Swift action by staff on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway prevented a lineside fire from spreading this morning (Saturday). A timetabled passenger train travelling from Smallbrook Junction to Havenstreet had to stop on the tracks just after the Ashey...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER CLAIMS ‘2 METRES FROM BEING KILLED’ AFTER NEAR HEAD-ON CRASH
An Isle of Wight driver has taken to social media to share dash cam footage of the moment he nearly collided head-on with a car that was overtaking on a blind crest. The shocking footage shows a white VW Golf travelling...
Read moreDetails3-CAR CRASH AT YARBRIDGE CAUSES DELAYS
Motorists are facing delays in the Yarbridge area of Brading this afternoon (Friday) as a result of a 3-car crash. The incident has taken place on New Road near to the Yarbridge Crossroads. No one is thought to have been...
Read moreDetailsPYROTECHNICS REMINDER AS COASTGUARD RECOVER FLARES FROM BEACH
Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to reports of a flare washed up on the shore at Ventnor this morning (Friday). The discovery was made to the west of Ventnor Esplanade by a member of the public, who did the...
Read moreDetailsPERFORMANCE CAR A WRITE-OFF AFTER CRASH NEAR COWES
Police were called to a single-vehicle collision on the outskirts of Cowes overnight, in which a performance car was severely damaged. Officers were deployed to Rolls Hill on the fringes of Gurnard and Northwood at 22:48 after it was reported...
Read moreDetailsFEARS FOR MAN SEES POLICE AND COASTGUARD TASKED TO THE NEEDLES
Police and HM Coastguard were sent to a concern for welfare incident at The Needles, Alum Bay last night (Wednesday). Fears for a man's welfare were raised with Police, prompting a search to be launched in the area. The assistance...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER AND PASSENGER FLEE FROM CRASH IN LAKE
Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for the driver of a VW Golf that has been involved in a collision on Merrie Gardens Roundabout in Lake tonight (Wednesday). The Island-registered vehicle has sustained front end damage in the...
Read moreDetailsTEA TOWEL STARTS KITCHEN FIRE AT FLAT IN CHALE
Firefighters have responded to reports of a kitchen fire at a residential property in Chale tonight (Wednesday). 2 appliances from Newport and Shanklin were mobilised to Spanners Close at just before 21:15. Upon arrival, Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...
Read moreDetailsSHED FIRE TACKLED IN NITON
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised to an address in Niton earlier this evening (Wednesday). Fire control received a 999 call from a concerned member of the public reporting a shed fire at around 17:00. 2 appliances...
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