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UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at Bembridge Coast Hotel in Bembridge this morning (Thursday) in response to a call for assistance from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The bright yellow and green helicopter...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted an elderly woman to a hospital on the mainland this afternoon (Christmas Eve). The yellow and green helicopter started circling Ryde at 14:25 before touching down at Simeon Street Recreation...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Friday), in which a young male driver has sustained leg and arm injuries. The incident has occurred on Blacklands Lane between Staplers Road and Briddlesford...
Read moreDetailsA lorry has been left balancing on 2 wheels after tipping onto its side on Staplers Road near Newport this morning (Friday). Police are currently on scene between Newport and Wootton near to Monkey Haven and Island Riding Centre. The incident,...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police are in attendance at the Royal York Hotel in Ryde tonight (Thursday), where a group of ‘urban explorers’ have been caught gaining entry to the empty building. 5 Police vehicles - including a local dog unit - have...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Sandy Lane in Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday), where 1 person is trapped inside a vehicle. 2 fire appliances from Ryde and Shanklin are on scene between Whitecross...
Read moreDetailsThe occupants of 2 cars have escaped injury following a crash at a notorious crossroads junction in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). A Ford Kuga and a Kia Picanto have been involved in the collision where Dover Street meets Melville Street....
Read moreDetailsBembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were called to safely dispose of a flare after a member of the public handed in the potentially hazardous device to Ryde Inshore Rescue this morning (Sunday). The device - used to attract attention when in...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: 3 fire appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to The Broadway petrol station in Sandown this morning (Sunday) over fears of a fire. The alarm was raised at around 06:25 and has...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to the smell of burning at a property in Ryde this morning (Saturday). 1 appliance from Ryde and 1 from Newport were mobilised to the address on Lower Highland...
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