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DRIVER LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER NARROWLY MISSING TREE IN NEWPORT CRASH
Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport tonight (Sunday) in which a car has rolled onto its side, narrowly missing a tree. The single vehicle crash has occurred on Staplers Road on a series...
Read moreDetailsSHUNT CAUSES TAILBACKS BETWEEN NEWPORT AND COWES
UPDATED: Motorists heading to and from Cowes are facing delays this afternoon (Sunday) due to a 2-car road traffic collision. The incident has taken place close to Horsebridge Hill and is leading to traffic tailbacks in the area. Vehicles are...
Read moreDetails2-CAR CRASH CLOSES MAIN ROAD THROUGH BLACKWATER
UPDATED: A road traffic collision involving 2 cars has led to the closure of the main road through Blackwater this evening (Saturday). The incident has occurred between the junctions of Blackwater Hollow and Merstone Lane. Police and the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsPOWER CUT HITS THE VILLAGE OF CHILLERTON
Properties in the village of Chillerton are without power this evening (Saturday) due to a high voltage line fault. 13 postcode areas have been affected by the fault, which hit at around 17:10. Scottish and Southern Electricity Network engineers are...
Read moreDetailsCREW MEMBER EVACUATED FROM SPANISH SHIP AFTER SUSPECTED STROKE
Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched down the slipway this morning (Saturday) to answer a call for help from a Spanish dredger. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the 'Alfred Albert Williams' shortly before 10:00 after they had received information...
Read moreDetailsHIGH WINDS BRING ABOUT SATURDAY TRAVEL DISRUPTION
UPDATED: Hovertravel, Wightlink and Red Funnel are all experiencing delays and cancellations as a result of the adverse weather conditions this afternoon (Saturday). The cross-Solent hovercraft service between Ryde and Southsea has been suspended all day, save for a very...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE CALLED TO WINFORD
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has attended to an unwell patient in Winford this lunchtime (Saturday). Specialist flying doctors were called to the area of Winford Way off Cupresses Avenue at the request of the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsSATURDAY SUSPENSION FOR HOVERTRAVEL DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER
UPDATED: Strong winds and choppy seas have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel’s Ryde to Southsea service this morning (Saturday). Adverse conditions on the Solent mean that neither Island Flyer or Solent Flyer will be operating for the time being....
Read moreDetailsSTORM DAMAGE TO ALUM BAY STEPS FORCES CLOSURE
The Isle of Wight Council have been forced to close access to the beach at Alum Bay due to storm damage. The last flight of steps down onto the beach have been damaged as a result of the recent adverse...
Read moreDetailsARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR WOMAN ACCUSED OF HOTEL ARSON
Magistrates have issued an arrest warrant for 62-year-old Paula Skelly, who is accused of arson, after she failed to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this morning (Friday). As first reported by Island Echo yesterday, Miss Skelly of...
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