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FIREFIGHTERS MOBILISED TO WOOTTON PROPERTY FOR A FIFTH FALSE ALARM
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of a fire at a property in Wootton tonight (Sunday) - the fifth time fire crews have been called to the address in recent weeks. 2 appliances...
Read moreDetails3 MEN SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER £1,300 STOLEN IN EAST COWES BURGLARY
Police on the Isle of Wight want to speak to 3 men about a burglary at a caravan at Waverley Park Holiday Centre in East Cowes, in which £1,300 cash, a mobile phone and an iPad was stolen. A man in...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS TACKLE TOTLAND KITCHEN FIRE
Photo: Friends of Freshwater Fire Station Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a residential property in the West Wight area earlier on tonight (Saturday). Crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to reports...
Read moreDetailsCAR CRASHES INTO FRONT GARDEN AND DAMAGES CARS IN NEWCHURCH
A car rolled onto its side and damaged 2 vehicles after crashing into the front garden of a home in Newchurch last night (Friday). The incident occurred on Winford Road, close to the junction with Watery Lane, sometime before 22:00....
Read moreDetailsMAN OVERBOARD DRAMA IN COWES LEADS TO LIFEBOAT CALL OUT
Cowes RNLI lifeboat was launched this morning after a 54-year-old man fell overboard from a yacht on a training exercise. The incident happened just outside Cowes breakwater when the guard rail he leaned on at the bow of the 36ft...
Read moreDetailsHIGH SEAS RESULT IN TRAINS BEING STOPPED FROM RUNNING UP RYDE PIER
Island Line trains have been stopped from running between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head due to high sea levels this afternoon (Friday). Safety concerns have been raised as a result of sea water lapping over the pier and onto...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS RESPOND TO JUBILEE STORES
The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue service have mobilised a number of resources to Jubilee Stores at Newport Harbour this afternoon . 2 appliances from Ryde, 1 from Newport, an Aerial Ladder Platform and the Incident Command Unit are...
Read moreDetailsTECHNICAL ISSUES HIT RED FUNNEL’S VEHICLE FERRY SERVICE
Technical issues have forced Red Funnel to cancel a number of their sailings on the East Cowes-Southampton route today (Thursday). The 14:00 and 17:00 from Southampton have been pulled, as well as the 15:30 and 18:30 from East Cowes. It...
Read moreDetailsTRAINS HALTED AS PERSON FOUND BESIDE TRACK
Island Line services have been brought to a halt following the discovery of a person on the railway track in Ryde this lunchtime (Thursday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at St John’s Train Station...
Read moreDetailsADVERSE WEATHER LEADS TO HOVER CANCELLATIONS
Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea this morning (Thursday) due to adverse weather conditions. Strong winds gusting in the Solent have led to the decision being taken to halt all crossings. An update is expected at...
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