First reported by Island Echo
GRITTERS TO DEPLOY TWICE IN 12 HOURS AS -3C EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
Gritters will be hitting the Island’s road network from 18:00 this evening (Sunday) - and again just 11 hours later. Island Roads says that due to the forecast temperatures, its fleet of gritters will be treating the Island’s roads from...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEEK MISSING 30-YEAR-OLD ROBERTA POWELL FROM BINSTEAD
Police on the Isle of Wight have issued an appeal in a bid to locate 30-year-old Roberta Powell, who hasn't been seen since Tuesday evening. Roberta - or Bobbie as she is commonly known - was last seen at around...
Read moreDetails4 ARRESTED FOR AFFRAY AFTER ALTERCATION AT NEWPORT’S BLUEBELL MEADOWS
An altercation at an address on Newport's Bluebell Meadows led to a large Police response and 4 arrests yesterday evening (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary deployed more than 6 units to Beauchamp Drive, at the junction with Godric...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN HGV COLLISION ONBOARD WIGHTLINK FERRY
A motorcyclist sustained minor injuries as a result of a collision with a HGV on the Wightlink ferry last night (Friday). Police and paramedics were called to the Fishbourne ferry terminal at just gone 19:00 following reports of a collision...
Read moreDetails10 WEEKS BEHIND BARS FOR PROLIFIC THIEF AFTER LATEST SPREE
40-year-old Warren Russell has been handed a 10-week prison sentence following his latest theft spree, in which he targetted 4 shops across Ryde, Lake and Shanklin. Russell, a prolific local thief, was charged with numerous offences yesterday (Thursday) and put...
Read moreDetailsCORNWALL MAN WITH ’10 INCH’ KNIFE ARRESTED IN EAST COWES
A 30-year-old man from Cornwall has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after he was seen with a knife in East Cowes earlier this afternoon (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR OUTSIDE WOOTTON SCHOOL SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES
Police and paramedics responded to a collision between a pedestrian and a car outside Wootton Primary School this afternoon (Thursday) - just moments before a similar incident outside a school in Newport. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to Church...
Read moreDetailsFAULTY TRAIN LEADS TO REDUCED TIMETABLE ON ISLAND LINE UNTIL TUESDAY
A faulty train has forced a reduced service on Island Line between Ryde and Shanklin, with South Western Railway saying the disruption is to persist until Tuesday. Despite Island Line receiving multiple new trains as part of the recent major...
Read moreDetailsMISSING SURREY MAN MAY BE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT SAY POLICE
Islanders are being asked to keep a sharp eye out for missing 23-year-old Stevie Cane from Surrey, who has been reported missing and may be on the Isle of Wight. Stevie, from Dorking in Surrey, left his home address on...
Read moreDetailsCRASH FORCES CLOSURE OF MIDDLE ROAD AT CALBOURNE
Police, fire and ambulance crews are all in attendance at a road traffic collision on Middle Road in Calbourne this morning (Thursday). 2 fire appliances from Newport and a 3rd from Freshwater have been mobilised alongside 2 ambulances to the...
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