First reported by Island Echo
ARREST MADE AFTER MAN ALLEGEDLY THREATENS PEOPLE WITH BROKEN BOTTLE AT BUS STATION
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray after an incident in Newport Town Centre last night (Tuesday). Police were called at 20:34 to reports of a male threatening people with a broken glass bottle at Newport Bus...
Read moreDetailsMINOR INJURIES REPORTED AFTER MOTORBIKE CRASHES INTO PARKED CAR IN COWES
Police have confirmed that only minor injuries have been sustained by the rider of a motorcycle after it crashed into a parked car in Cowes yesterday evening (Tuesday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and paramedics from the...
Read moreDetailsCRASH ON LONG LANE BRINGS EVENING TRAFFIC TO A STANDSTILL
A crash on Long Lane between Newport and Robin Hill has seen the road blocked with traffic trying to turn around in both directions. A bus caught up at the scene is currently stuck, being unable to turn around. Isle...
Read moreDetailsFIRE SERVICE RESCUES 3 TRAPPED IN SHANKLIN CLIFF LIFT FOR 45 MINUTES
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service rescued 3 people who were trapped in the Shanklin Cliff Lift for 45 minutes earlier this afternoon (Monday). The unfortunate trio were on their way down when the lift stopped unexpectedly....
Read moreDetails3 ARRESTED AFTER CROWBAR USED TO GAIN ENTRY IN RYDE BURGLARY
3 people have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a crowbar was used to gain entry to a bar in Ryde this morning (Monday). Police were called shortly after 07:00 to a report of a burglary at the Terrace...
Read moreDetailsROAD THROUGH FIRESTONE COPSE CLOSED DUE TO UNSAFE BARN – DEMOLITION UNDERWAY
A busy cut-through road connecting Havenstreet to Wootton has been closed by Island Roads due to concerns for the safety of motorists posed by an unsafe barn. Firestone Copse Road, between Kite Hill and Firestone Glade, was shut over the weekend....
Read moreDetails15,000 PROPERTIES WITHOUT POWER AS OUTAGE HITS RYDE AREA
Homes and businesses in Ryde, Binstead, Nettlestone and St Helens have been hit by a large scale power cut this morning (Monday), leaving 15,000 properties without electricity supply. Over 900 postcodes are affected in the PO33, PO34 and PO35 regions...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEARCHING FOR STOLEN MOPED TAKEN FROM SANDOWN CAR PARK OVERNIGHT
Islanders are being asked to keep a sharp eye out for a moped that was stolen from Fort Street Car Park in Sandown overnight. The maroon-coloured Honda NSC 110-M was parked up in the motorcycle bays at the Council-owned car...
Read moreDetailsBUS AND VAN COLLISION BLOCKS MAIN ROAD FROM UPPER VENTNOR
Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision between a double decker bus and a van in the upper reaches of Ventnor this evening (Sunday). The crash has occurred on Ocean View Road at the junction with Gills Cliff...
Read moreDetailsADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORCE SUSPENSION OF HOVERTRAVEL SERVICES
Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent operations this afternoon (Saturday) due to the adverse weather conditions. Wet and windy weather is battering the Island, making for unfavourable conditions on the Solent. As a result, all hover services between Ryde and Southsea...
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