POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES FOLLOWING CULVER PARADE ASSUALT
7th August 2026
Coastguard Rescue 175 has been involved in airlifting an injured person from a remote location near Alverstone to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this morning (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to a remote spot off the...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have led to Hovertravel suspending their services this morning (Friday), with further delays and cancellations possible for other operators throughout the day. Hovertravel are currently not operating between Ryde and Southsea, with Solent...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Hundreds of homes in the Haylands and Binstead areas of Ryde are without water and a road has been flooded as a result of a burst water main this afternoon (Thursday). Ashey Road in Ryde is underwater as thousands...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The pursuit of a vehicle by Police has ended safely outside a school in the Carisbrooke area of Newport this afternoon (Thursday). At just before midday, officers began the pursuit of a BMW 3-series estate through the streets of...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a 2-car road traffic collision on The Downs this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the junction with Knighton Shute, with 1 vehicle going into the back of another. The Isle...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police are currently attending a road traffic collision on Bonchurch Road near Luccombe this evening (Wednesday). The incident has occurred on Dunnose bend on the main A3055 between Shanklin and Ventnor. A Ford Focus Estate and 1 other vehicle have...
Read moreDetailsA Suzuki Vitara has crashed through a wall and come to rest on the front wing of a BMW in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident happened at around 14:40 in the car park of Majestic Wines. It's unclear why...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The pursuit of a car through a residential estate in Newport has ended in a crash this afternoon (Wednesday). A black Mazda 3 made off from officers on Bluebell Meadows shortly before 14:40, leading an Armed Response Unit on...
Read moreDetails2 yellow weather warnings for strong winds on the Isle of Wight have been issued by IW Met Service this morning (Wednesday). Forecasters say that spells of severe gales are very likely over the coming days with the first developing...
Read moreDetailsWightlink have had to cancel at least 2 sailings on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Wednesday) due to a mechanical issue. The 09:15 from Portsmouth and the 10:30 from Fishbourne have both been cancelled. It is unknown at this time...
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