First reported by Island Echo
2-HOUR DELAYS ON RED FUNNEL FERRIES DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE
Red Funnel is advising customers of 2-hour delays on its East Cowes-Southampton service this afternoon (Monday) due to the earlier cancellation of 2 sailings. The 12:30 from East Cowes and the 14:00 from Southampton were both scrapped due to a...
Read moreDetails26-YEAR-OLD CHARGED OVER FORK ATTACK THAT LEFT MAN WITH FACE AND NECK INJURIES
26-year-old Jack Taylor has been remanded in custody on a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident at a flat in Newport last week. Police were called to an address on the corner of...
Read moreDetailsMIDDLE-AGED MAN ARRESTED OVER ’22 CREW’ GRAFFITI VANDALISM IN RYDE, WOOTTON AND NEWPORT
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a spate of criminal damage in which vehicles, road signs and bus shelters have been spray painted with graffiti tags. At around 21:45 last night (Sunday), Police received reports that a...
Read moreDetailsTRIO BAILED AFTER AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN VENTNOR SEES ARMED POLICE SWOOP ON SUSPECTS
3 people arrested in connection with a serious incident in Upper Ventnor on Saturday, which saw Armed Police deployed, have been bailed. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services responded to Lowtherville Road in Ventnor on Saturday evening following...
Read moreDetailsMINOR INJURIES FOR MOTORCYCLIST AFTER CRASHING INTO PARKED VAN IN RYDE
Police, paramedics and firefighters have all responded to a road traffic collision in the St John’s area of Ryde this evening (Sunday), where a motorcyclist has crashed into a parked vehicle. It was just before 19:55 that emergency services were...
Read moreDetails2 WOMEN ARRESTED AT GUNPOINT AFTER AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN VENTNOR RESULTS IN INJURIES
2 women were arrested at gunpoint near Newport last night (Saturday) following an aggravated burglary in Ventnor, which led to 2 men being injured, Island Echo can reveal. Police were deployed to Lowtherville Road in Upper Ventnor at 18:30 following...
Read moreDetailsARMED POLICE DEPLOYED TO UPPER VENTNOR AMID INCIDENT AT LOWTHERVILLE FLATS
Armed Police have descended on Upper Ventnor tonight (Saturday) following an incident at a block of flats in Lowtherville. It was shortly before 19:15 that officers arrived in the vicinity of Rayners on Lowtherville Road, accompanied by multiple resources from...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY RESPONSE TO MAN OVERBOARD IN BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR AFTER CRIES FOR HELP HEARD
Cries for help heard by concerned members of the public - that later transpired to be a result of someone falling into the water - led to the launch of Bembridge RNLI lifeboat late last night (Friday). HM Coastguard tasked the D-class...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED TO LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY IN ST HELENS
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to the village of St Helens this morning (Saturday) where medics are tending to a seriously ill patient. Flying doctors were alerted to the medical emergency at an address...
Read moreDetailsHOSPITAL PATIENT SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER FALLING 2 STOREYS FROM ‘SECURE’ WINDOW
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched an investigation after a patient was seriously injured following a fall from a window at St Mary's Hospital on Thursday. Police and paramedics rushed to the hospital site in Newport at just...
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