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POLICE ERECT CORDON AFTER PERSON FOUND LYING IN THE STREET
Police have cordoned off part of a residential street in Ryde this morning (Friday) following what is thought to be the discovery of a person lying in the street. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police were called to Castle...
Read moreDetails90 MINUTE DELAYS FOR RED FUNNEL’S FRIDAY SERVICE
Those travelling to and from the Isle of Wight with Red Funnel face delays of 90 minutes this morning (Friday) due to a technical issue with one of the vehicle ferries. Earlier on this morning the 05:30 from East Cowes...
Read moreDetailsSMALL FIRE TACKLED AT RYDE CO-OP
Firefighters have tackled a small fire at the main Co-Op store in Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). 1 appliance from Ryde Fire Station was mobilised to the Anglesea Street supermarket at just before 16:25. The store was evacuated of staff and...
Read moreDetailsSCHOOL CHILDREN ARRESTED AS POLICE INVESTIGATE ‘VIOLENT DISORDER’ IN NEWPORT
A number of teenagers are understood to have been arrested by Police as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged assault in Newport yesterday (Wednesday). Officers on the Isle of Wight are piecing together exactly what happened in the...
Read moreDetailsFLOATING BRIDGE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO FAULT
The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this morning (Thursday) due to a mechanical issue. A short while ago vehicles were forced to reverse off of the troubled Floating Bridge No.6 on the East Cowes side of the...
Read moreDetailsWIND AND MECHANICAL ISSUES CAUSE DELAYS
Cross-Solent travel is once again being hit by adverse weather conditions, but mechanical issues are also adding to the disruption today (Thursday). Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their Ryde to Southsea service until further notice as a result of...
Read moreDetailsSINGLE CAR CRASH ON COWLEAZE HILL
Emergency service personnel are responding to the South Wight tonight (Tuesday) following reports of a road traffic collision. It is currently unclear on the circumstances of the incident, although Police are said to be in attendance at the bottom of Cowleaze...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO RURAL CHIMNEY FIRE
Photo: @FreshwaterFire Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a remote area of the Island this evening (Tuesday). 3 fire appliances - 2 from Newport and the other from Freshwater - have been mobilised...
Read moreDetailsTRAFFIC CHAOS EXPECTED AS STAPLERS ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
Motorists heading home this evening should expect significant delays in the Newport area as a result of the complete closure of Staplers Road. The busy road in and out of Newport is already under a long-term one-way system to allow...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED TO CRASH AT BRADING
Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a road traffic collision between Ryde and Brading this afternoon (Tuesday). At least 2 vehicles have been involved in the smash at Rowborough Lane, which has prompted...
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