DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS IN VENTNOR
11th July 2026
A double decker bus has been completely destroyed by fire as a result of a blaze ripping through the vehicle on the main road between Newport and Sandown. It was just before 00:40 this morning (Friday) that the public service...
Read moreDetailsSenior politicians have publicly admitted that the Isle of Wight’s coroner’s service is 'not fit for purpose', as bereaved families continue to endure the longest wait for inquests anywhere in the country. The damning remarks were made during the recent...
Read moreDetailsHM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to an incident in Seaview this morning (Wednesday) after a woman fell on the beach. The alarm was raised at 09:46, prompting the deployment of Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge...
Read moreDetailsA power outage in the West Wight has left nearly 1,400 customers without electricity this morning (Thursday). Locals living in Totland and Colwell have been without power since around 10:00. As many as 106 postcodes in the area have been...
Read moreDetailsMotorists are experiencing heavy delays through Brading this morning (Wednesday) following a 2-vehicle crash. Emergency service personnel from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first called to the scene on New Road...
Read moreDetailsThe driver and passenger of a Range Rover had to climb out through the boot of their vehicle after becoming wedged between a lorry and a hedge near Godshill earlier this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to Whitwell Road...
Read moreDetailsAn elderly woman has escaped after a fire broke out in her flat, with firefighters from stations across the Island responding to the incident in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). It was just before 18:30 that fire alarms in a block...
Read moreDetailsCowes RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched alongside a Police RIB and Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter to attend an injured sailor between Osborne Bay and Wootton this afternoon (Tuesday). The lone sailor had been injured by his 32ft sailing yacht’s boom, and...
Read moreDetailsPolice have confirmed that a woman in her 70s died in yesterday's serious road traffic collision between a double decker bus and a car in Shanklin. It was just before 18:10 yesterday evening (Monday) that emergency services were called to...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight is set to experience its first true heatwave of the Summer this week, with forecasters predicting a sharp rise in temperatures and prolonged sunshine for the Isle of Wight Festival weekend! Conditions are expected to steadily...
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