First reported by Island Echo
KITCHEN FIRE SEES CREWS RESPOND TO TERRACED NEWPORT HOME
A small kitchen fire inside a terraced Newport property has been quickly contained and extinguished by firefighters tonight (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport were mobilised to Caesars Road at around 21:30 to reports of a fire inside a residential address,...
Read moreDetailsMEDICAL EMERGENCY AT MEDINA LEISURE CENTRE SEES AIR AMBULANCE LAND AT SCHOOL
A medical emergency at Medina Leisure Centre in Newport resulted in the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance earlier this afternoon (Friday). The yellow and green helicopter touched down in the fields of Medina College shortly...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND COASTGUARD RESPOND TO FUEL BERTH DRAMA IN COWES
Concern has been raised for the welfare of an individual who has boarded the harbour fuel berth on the River Medina, which has led to an emergency response by Police and HM Coastguard this afternoon (Friday). The incident began at...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE BEACHSIDE SHACK DESTROYED BY LATE NIGHT BLAZE
A burnt out shell is all that remains of a beachside shack after a blaze ripped through the property in Bembridge late last night (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call shortly before...
Read moreDetailsDOG WALKER ATTACKED BY COWS NEAR NITON AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL
A dog walker has been flown to a mainland hospital after being attacked by a herd of cows on remote downland near Niton this morning (Thursday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) was scrambled to the incident...
Read moreDetailsSEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST AFTER BOY CHASED AND KISSED IN NEWPORT
An East Cowes man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after allegedly chasing and kissing a 16-year-old boy near an educational facility in Newport this morning (Thursday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary called just after...
Read moreDetailsMAN PLUCKED FROM THE SEA IN SANDOWN DURING EARLY HOURS SEARCH
A man was found in the sea off Sandown during a large scale search and rescue operation in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Concerns were raised for the welfare of individual at around 02:00, which led to a...
Read moreDetailsMINOR CRASH BETWEEN TESLA AND SEAT CAUSES MAIN ROAD TAILBACKS
A minor 2-car collision in Wootton is causing lengthy tailbacks on the main road between Ryde and Newport this morning (Wednesday). A Tesla Model Y has come into contact with a white Seat Ateca on High Street, Wootton Bridge, at...
Read moreDetailsBIN LORRY FIRE IN SHANKLIN MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY BATTERIES
Firefighters are tackling a bin lorry fire in Shanklin this morning (Wednesday), which is thought to have been sparked by the incorrect disposal of household batteries. At just before 10:00, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was...
Read moreDetailsARGUING LEADS TO KNIFE SEIZURE AND ABH ARREST ON RESIDENTIAL STREET IN RYDE
Police arrested a man in his 20s and seized a knife after an argument sparked concern on a residential street in Ryde last night (Tuesday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at just before 21:00 to reports of...
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