First reported by Island Echo
POLICE TALK DOWN CHILD ON THE WRONG SIDE OF RAILWAY BRIDGE RAILINGS
A child threatening to jump from the railway bridge on Ryde Esplanade earlier this afternoon is now safe in the care of Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary deployed units to the Esplanade, near the bus station, at 16:17...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE MAKE ARREST AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULT ON WOMAN IN COWES
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman in Cowes with officers successfully locating their suspect in a property close to the Police Station in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). As part of their efforts to find the...
Read moreDetailsBURST 6-INCH WATER MAIN LEAVES NEWPORT PROPERTIES WITHOUT SUPPLY
Hundreds of homes and businesses in Newport have been left without water this afternoon (Tuesday) as a result of a burst water main. It's understood that a 6-inch pipe has gone in the vicinity of Parkhurst Road, between Newport and...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT’S TOMMY JACKSON IS NAMED ENGLAND BEACH SOCCER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cowes Sports’ Tommy Jackson has been crowned England Beach Soccer’s Player of the Year. 23-year-old Tommy – who plays for Malaga in Spain – was presented with the award at a ceremony held at the Village Hotel in Portsmouth on...
Read moreDetailsURGENT CONCERN FOR WOMAN’S WELFARE SEES POLICE AND PARAMEDICS RUSH TO RYDE
Police and paramedics responded at speed to a residential estate in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday) over concerns for the welfare of a woman. At just before 13:25, multiple Police units were called to Amherst Place off Marlborough Road to a...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS SET TO HIT THE ROADS AGAIN AS ANOTHER COLD NIGHT EXPECTED
Island Roads will once again be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight overnight. Predicted low temperatures mean that gritters will be hitting the road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday). The usual routes...
Read moreDetailsRED JET SERVICE HIT BY MORE CANCELLATIONS AT START OF WORKING WEEK
Commuters heading to and from the Isle of Wight are once again being hit with travel disruption as Red Funnel cancels a number of Red Jet crossings this morning (Monday). After several weeks of disruption, there are yet more issues...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND PARAMEDICS CALLED TO 3 CAR CRASH IN CARISBROOKE
A crash involving 3 vehicles in Carisbrooke has led to an emergency response by Police and paramedics this lunchtime (Sunday). The incident has occurred on The Mall at the junction with Trafalgar Road and has involved a Range Rover Velar,...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER ARRESTED AFTER WAFT OF WEED SMELT BY POLICE AT CRASH SCENE
A suspected drug driver has been arrested by Police after officers smelt a waft of weed coming from his vehicle as he drove past a road traffic collision they were attending. It was around 21:00 last night that emergency services...
Read moreDetailsARREST MADE AS SUSPECTED DRINK DRIVER CRASHES IN PUB CAR PARK
The driver of a Toyota has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing in the car park of The Hare and Hounds pub at Downend this afternoon (Saturday). Police were called to the scene at around 16:30 when...
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