First reported by Island Echo
AIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED TO MILITARY ROAD CRASH OVERLOOKING FRESHWATER BAY
A road traffic collision has occurred on the Island’s iconic Military Road overlooking Freshwater Bay this evening (Monday). Emergency services have been called to the A3055, near to Freshwater Bay Golf Club. The road is blocked in both directions with...
Read moreDetailsCASUALTY TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AFTER EARLY HOURS RESTAURANT FIRE
1 person was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation following a fire at a restaurant in Cowes High Street during the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday). Crews from Cowes and Newport were alerted to the incident at 04:30....
Read moreDetailsSTOLEN AUDI SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER THEFT FROM NEWPORT DRIVEWAY
Police are on the hunt for an Audi RS6 which was stolen in Newport earlier today (Monday). The vehicle - registration displayed as RS6 0ZYS - is thought to have been taken from a driveway on Fairlee Road at some...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE AT YACHT CLUB IN COWES
A small electrical fire at a yacht club in Cowes has led to an emergency response from fire crews tonight (Friday). 3 appliances from Newport and Cowes were mobilised by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to...
Read moreDetailsARMED POLICE HUNT SUSPECT AFTER ‘STABBING’ IN SHANKLIN
Armed Police have descended on the streets of Shanklin this evening (Friday) following what is understood to be a stabbing - with a suspect still at large. 1 male is said to be in a serious condition and is being...
Read moreDetailsLAND ROVER ROLLS AT SWAINSTONE BLOCKING MIDDLE ROAD
Motorists are having to divert following a road traffic collision on Middle Road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred on the B3401 Calbourne Road - more commonly known as Middle Road - at Swainston. Police,...
Read moreDetailsVICTIM OF FATAL TAXI CRASH NAMED AS 77-YEAR-OLD MIRANDA MELLOR
77-year-old Miranda Mellor from Newport has been named as the victim of a crash between a taxi and a trailer on The Downs earlier this month. It was at 11:20 on the morning of Saturday 8th June that emergency services...
Read moreDetailsEARLY HOURS SMASH INTO TREE AT GATCOMBE SEES AIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED
The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance was scrambled to reports of a car colliding with a tree between Rookley and Chillerton during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Emergency services were called to Highwood Lane at just gone 01:00...
Read moreDetailsFIESTA DRIVER ARRESTED FOR DRINK DRIVING AT SCENE OF UPTON CRASH
A 36-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash on the outskirts of Ryde last night (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Stroudwood Road shortly after 22:00...
Read moreDetailsCLASSIC FIESTA WRITTEN OFF IN LATE NIGHT SMASH WITH BMW
A front-end smash between a classic Ford Fiesta and a BMW 1-Series has led to the closure of a road on the outskirts of Ryde tonight (Thursday). Police are on scene at Stroudwood Road, Upton where a Fiesta MkII has...
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