First reported by Island Echo
MAN WITH KNIFE SEES LATE NIGHT POLICE RESPONSE TO RYDE
Police were deployed on the streets of Ryde last night (Thursday) after reports were received of a man in possession of a knife, with subsequent reports of 2 men fighting. Officers were alerted at 23:35 to reports of a fight...
Read moreDetailsHUNT FOR SUSPECT AFTER MAN ‘STABBED’ AT FLAT IN NEWPORT
Police are hunting for a male wanted in connection with a violent attack in Newport last night (Thursday) which left a man with injuries to his head and 2 women fearing for their lives. Officers were called to an address...
Read moreDetailsBURST WATER MAIN CLOSES MAIN ROAD THROUGH RYDE
A burst water main has forced the closure of St John's Hill in Ryde this morning (Friday) leading to diversions for motorists and local buses. Southern Water engineers are on site fixing the pipe, which has blown near to the...
Read moreDetailsSUSPICIOUS SHED BLAZE SEES NEWPORT FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO COWES
A fire appliance from Newport was called to extinguish a blaze involving a disused shed on Pelham Road in Cowes earlier today (Thursday). The wholetime crew were called out shortly before 14:00 and used a hose reel jet to extinguish...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL FIRE IN SANDOWN PROMPTING POWER OUTAGE
Firefighters were called to Sandown following reports of smoke issuing from beneath a man hole and a smell of burning earlier this afternoon (Thursday). A retained crew from Shanklin was called at around 13:00 to St John's Crescent and instigated...
Read moreDetailsREPORTED EXTRACTOR FIRE AT RYDE’S ALAMO SEES LARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Firefighters from Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Newport are responding to a reported fire at Alamo in Ryde this evening (Wednesday). 4 pumping appliances and an Aerial Ladder Platform are on scene at Ryde Esplanade, but there are no signs of...
Read moreDetailsWARNING ISSUED AS HEAVY RAIN SET TO HIT THE ISLE OF WIGHT LATER TODAY
Autumnal conditions being experienced across the Isle of Wight this week are set to worsen as the day goes on with a yellow weather warning for heavy rain issued for this afternoon (Wednesday). IW Met Service says that a large...
Read moreDetailsTRIBUTES PAID TO CARISBROOKE MAN ROBERT FORMAN KILLED IN MILITARY ROAD MOTORCYCLE CRASH
The family of 70-year-old Robert Ian Forman from Carisbrooke have paid tribute to the 'wonderful husband, father and grandfather' who died in a single-vehicle collision on Military Road last month. Ian - as he was more commonly known as -...
Read moreDetailsBODY FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF CULVER IN SEARCH FOR MISSING GILLIAN BURNS
The body of a woman has been located in the search for missing 64-year-old Gillian Burns, Police have confirmed. It's understood the discovery was made this morning (Tuesday) as Coastguards searched along the coastline at the base of Culver Cliff,...
Read moreDetailsMAN IN HIS 70S DETAINED UNDER MENTAL HEALTH ACT AFTER MAKING THREATS TO PARAMEDICS
Police armed with a riot shield entered a property and detained an elderly male in Ryde last night (Monday) after he made threats to paramedics. Officers were called to the top of Harding Road, Oakfield at 20:26 in response to...
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