First reported by Island Echo
POLICE AND FIRE CREWS CALLED AS VOLVO SLIDES OVER GRASS VERGE IN ST LAWRENCE
Emergency services have been mobilised to St Lawrence this afternoon (Saturday) where a car has slid over a grass verge and has been left balancing precariously. Officers from Hampshire & Isle Constabulary alongside firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsTOTLAND STORE CAUGHT SELLING OUT-OF-DATE MEAT GIVEN ZERO STAR HYGIENE RATING
Loco convenience store in Totland has been issued with the lowest possible food hygiene rating by the Isle of Wight Council's Environmental Health service. Numerous problems have been identified by the Council's inspectors including meat on display past it's use-by...
Read moreDetailsINVESTIGATIONS AFTER 11-YEAR-OLD BOY APPROACHED BY MAN IN RYDE
Police on the Isle of Wight are probing a suspicious incident in Ryde in which an 11-year-old boy was approached by a man who attempted to coax the youngster away from his home address. At around 16:15 yesterday afternoon (Thursday),...
Read moreDetailsBODY FOUND IN THE WOODS – CORDON ERECTED NEAR LANDGUARD MANOR
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a man's body within woodland near Landguard Manor in Shanklin. Emergency services arrived at the scene off Landguard Manor Road shortly before 10:25 this morning (Friday). Multiple resources from the Isle...
Read moreDetails96MPH WINDS BATTER THE ISLE OF WIGHT BRINGING ISLAND-WIDE DISRUPTION
96mph winds have been recorded at The Needles today (Wednesday) causing widespread problems on the roads, trains and cross-Solent travel. Needles Coastwatch Institution has confirmed that the most Westerly point of the Isle of Wight has experienced winds of almost...
Read moreDetailsALDI THEY GET THAT WRONG! SUPERMARKET LEFT RED FACED BY WELSH SIGNAGE FAUX PAS
German supermarket chain Aldi has been left red faced following a signage faux pas at its Cowes store. A recent refurb has seen the introduction of self-service checkouts. Ahead of them becoming operational, new signage has been installed to indicate...
Read moreDetailsADVERSE WEATHER CAUSES WEDNESDAY CROSS-SOLENT CANCELLATIONS
Red Funnel and Hovertravel have announced cancellations to their cross-Solent services this afternoon (Wednesday) as strong winds and rain hit the Isle of Wight. At lunchtime, Hovertravel suspended its Ryde to Southsea passenger service as a result of the adverse...
Read moreDetailsHEAVY WINDS BRING LARGE TREE DOWN ON MAIN ROAD INTO NEWPORT
Motorists are facing delays heading in and out of Newport this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a large tree coming down across the carriageway on St George's Way. Strong gusts have brought the tree down on the northbound side...
Read moreDetailsCASUALTY ON CARGO SHIP EVACUATED BY LIFEBOAT AFTER TRAINING DIVERSION
Bembridge RNLI responded to reports of a man with a head injury on a cargo ship over 5-and-a-half nautical miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight yesterday evening (Tuesday). In difficult conditions, the All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was...
Read moreDetails2 TEENS STUCK IN THE MUD SEES RESCUE IN ST HELENS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE DAY
Coastguard Rescue Teams and firefighters have rushed to The Duver in St Helens this afternoon (Tuesday) as a result of 2 teenagers becoming stuck in the mud - less than 24 hours after a male was rescued from the exact...
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