‘DOWNED PLANE’ FEARS SPARK COASTGUARD SEARCH OFF ISLE OF WIGHT
19th October 2026
MOTORCYCLE CRASH AT BUSY MORRISONS ROUNDABOUT CAUSES TRAFFIC DELAYS
16th October 2026
A pedestrian has been involved in a minor collision with a car at Morton Road near Brading this morning (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is currently on scene with a rapid response paramedic and an ambulance crew tending...
Read moreDetailsA man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a string of offences following a disturbance in Ryde last night (Tuesday). 6 Police units responded to the railway bridge on St John's Road at just after 20:00 following...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are working as quickly and as safely as possible to rescue a horse which has become trapped in a river near Arreton this morning (Wednesday). Crews from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin are...
Read moreDetailsThe main road through Havenstreet has been closed in both directions this morning (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a car. Police and paramedics are currently on the scene on the straight stretch...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have been called to an arcing overhead power cable at Tapnell this lunchtime (Sunday). Crews from Newport and Yarmouth have been mobilised to the scene next to Tapnell Farm in the interests of safety. The Isle of Wight Fire...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters, Police and paramedics have been called to a road traffic collision in Ryde this morning (Thursday). A red Ford Fiesta and a silver Vauxhall Vectra have been involved in a shunt on Great Preston Road at the junction with...
Read moreDetailsThe driver of a red BMW is being sought in connection with a fail to stop incident in Ryde last night (Wednesday), in which 5 parked vehicles were damaged. A Ford Transit Connect, a Peugeot 107 and a Vauxhall Zafira...
Read moreDetailsPolice are conducting a search of Culver Down with the assistance of HM Coastguard and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat this morning (Thursday). Officers are understood to be looking for a vulnerable individual at the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay....
Read moreDetailsWightlink’s Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is delayed by at least 1 hour this morning (Wednesday) due to an earlier linkspan issue. The 04:00 sailing from Fishbourne failed to depart on time as a result of a technical issue, which is...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of an ‘explosion’ at a home in Binstead near Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances have been mobilised to the scene on Broadway Crescent after the occupier...
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