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BUCKET OF WATER USED TO EXTINGUISH LOG FIRE IN RYDE
Firefighters from Ryde were mobilised to reports of a large tree log alight at Appley earlier on this afternoon (Monday). 1 appliance was sent to the scene at 13:44 following a 999 call from a member of the public. The...
Read moreDetails4X4 PULLED CLEAR AFTER 24 HOURS STUCK IN THE SAND NEAR RYDE
4-wheel drive wasn't enough to get a vehicle out of a rather sticky situation on Players Beach near Ryde yesterday evening (Sunday). The vehicle was stuck fast several hundred metres from the shore in an area known as Players Beach...
Read moreDetailsFISHING TRAWLER TOWED TO SAFETY BY BEMBRIDGE LIFEBOAT
Photo: Portsmouth CRT Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched to assist a 16m fishing trawler that had suffered a mechanical failure this morning (Sunday). 'Alfred Albert Williams' was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard at around 09:00 to take...
Read moreDetailsMAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRIVING OFFENCES IN ASHEY
Police have arrested a male on suspicion of at least 1 driving offence - thought to be dangerous driving - following an incident in Ashey on the outskirts of Ryde tonight (Saturday). Multiple Police units are in attendance on Ashey...
Read moreDetailsLIGHTS FLICKER ISLAND-WIDE AS POWER CUT HITS PO38 AREA
Households across the Isle of Wight have reported experiencing flickering lights tonight (Saturday), whilst homes and businesses in the PO38 postcode area are without power altogether. Those living in Ryde, Newport, Freshwater, Sandown, Shanklin and beyond say that there has...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD TEAMS HELP FALLEN INDIVIDUAL AT COMPTON
Coastguard Officers from The Needles and Ventnor were mobilised to Compton in the West Wight this afternoon (Saturday) after a person fell and injured themselves. The call for help came in at just before 14:40 as a result of the...
Read moreDetailsCAR CRASHES INTO TREE AT LAKE
A car has crashed off the road in Lake this afternoon (Saturday), prompting a response from the Isle of Wight's emergency services. The incident has occurred on Newport Road between Sandown Airport and the Morrisons roundabout. It is understood that...
Read moreDetailsUNATTENDED COOKING SEES FIREFIGHTERS FORCE ENTRY INTO EAST COWES FLAT
Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service forced entry into a flat after it started to fill with smoke in East Cowes earlier this morning (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport and East Cowes were mobilised to Captains...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE CALLED IN AFTER CHILD ‘BREAKS LEG’
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is in Lake this evening (Friday) where a child has sustained an injury to their leg. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service called in the specialist flying doctors shortly before...
Read moreDetailsVEHICLE CRASHES INTO WOODLAND ON BRIDDLESFORD ROAD
A vehicle has been involved in a road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road near Newport this afternoon (Friday). Emergency services have been called to the junction with Combley Road where a Honda Civic has left the carriageway and come to...
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