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PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR AT NINGWOOD
UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision between a car and a pedestrian at Ningwood this evening (Tuesday). The incident has occurred outside The Horse and Groom pub on the A3054 Ningwood Hill between Shalfleet and Yarmouth....
Read moreDetailsSINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON BOWCOMBE ROAD
UPDATED: Paramedics and Police are dealing with a single vehicle crash on Bowcombe Road on the outskirts of Carisbrooke this afternoon (Tuesday). It is understood a car has overturned on the fast stretch of road outside Rowborough Barn between Carisbrooke...
Read moreDetailsMID-SOLENT TROUBLES FOR WIGHTLINK’S NEW FERRY
UPDATED: Passengers on board Wightlink's brand new car ferry, Victoria of Wight, are reporting mid-Solent troubles for the vessel this afternoon (Monday). The 15:30 sailing from Portsmouth Harbour to Fishbourne appears to have developed a fault just outside of Portsmouth...
Read moreDetailsCOWES LIFEBOAT RACES TO FIRE STRICKEN YACHT
A yacht that suffered an engine fire in the Solent sparked a rescue operation by Cowes RNLI lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The 37ft Haven Star, with 2 men and 2 women on board, reported the fire while east of Cowes...
Read moreDetailsHOVERTRAVEL SUSPEND SERVICE AS ANOTHER TECHNICAL ISSUE HITS
UPDATED: Hovertravel have had to suspend their cross-Solent service tonight (Sunday) due to a technical issue with their sole remaining hovercraft, Island Flyer. Passengers on both sides of the Solent are stranded and will have to seek alternative transport as...
Read moreDetailsKITE SURFER IN DIFFICULTY OFF SEAVIEW
UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team have been called to assist a kite surfer off Seaview this afternoon (Sunday). Volunteer Lifeboat crew members are investigating whether or not the kite surfer requires assistance. The alarm was raised...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN ON CLIFF PROMPTS COASTGUARD RESPONSE TO THE WEST WIGHT
UPDATED: Officers from HM Coastguard have been tasked to a developing incident on Tennyson Down in the West Wight this afternoon (Sunday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from The Needles and Ventnor have been mobilised to a female in distress on cliffs...
Read moreDetailsBURNT BACON LEADS TO CALL OUT FOR NEWPORT FIREFIGHTERS
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to reports of a property fire in Arreton this afternoon (Sunday). 2 appliances from Newport were mobilised to an address on the Main Road at just gone 12:10. Crews with...
Read moreDetailsTREE BRANCH LANDS ON CAR AND BLOCKS ROAD IN RYDE
UPDATED: A large tree branch has snapped and come crashing down on top of a car in Ryde tonight (Saturday). The incident has taken place on Castle Street between the junctions of Nelson Place and Dover Street. Due to the...
Read moreDetailsPROPERTIES LOSE POWER IN NETTLESTONE AND SEAVIEW
UPDATED: Hundreds of properties in the Nettlestone and Seaview areas have lost power this evening (Saturday). A fault with the high voltage network has plunged 74 postcodes into darkness in the PO34 5 region. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say...
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