First reported by Island Echo
CRASH INVOLVING POLICE CAR AT ARRETON CROSS CAUSES TRAFFIC DELAYS AND CLOSES ROAD
A crash between 2 cars on a busy junction in Arreton is causing traffic delays this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident occurred shortly before 14:40 at Arreton Cross and has seen 2 cars - a police vehicle and a Mazda MX5...
Read moreDetailsMAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED AS HANDGUN, DRUGS AND CASH SEIZED IN FLAT RAID
A handgun, drugs, cash and digital devices have all been seized from a flat in Ryde after Police raided the property yesterday (Monday) as part of an investigation into suspected drug dealing. The discovery has come about after a car...
Read moreDetailsOCCUPANTS AVOID INJURY IN REAR-END SHUNT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF WOOTTON
Police attended a 2-car shunt on a main road between Wootton and Binstead yesterday (Sunday). Officers were called at 13:57 on Sunday to reports of a collision involving 2 vehicles on Kite Hill. The incident saw a black Peugeot collide...
Read moreDetailsDEATH NOT DEEMED SUSPICIOUS AFTER BODY FOUND AT PROPERTY IN RYDE
The discovery of a body at a property in Ryde earlier this week is not being treated as suspicious, Police have today (Sunday) confirmed. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary say they were alerted to concerns for the welfare of...
Read moreDetailsYOUTHS SUSPECTED OF STARTING FIRE AT FRESHWATER PARK
Firefighters in the West Wight are tackling a suspicious fire at the Astro football pitch off Moa Place in Freshwater this evening (Sunday). The fire, which is suspected to have been started maliciously by youths, has caused damage to the...
Read moreDetailsTHREATS TO KILL ARREST AFTER MAN THREATENED WITH KNIFE IN RYDE
Police responded at speed into Ryde earlier this afternoon (Sunday) when a member of the public reported that their life had been threatened with a knife on a residential street. 4 units were deployed to the corner of Well Street and...
Read moreDetailsCAR SPINS OUT AND CRASHES INTO VERGE ON MIDDLE ROAD AT CALBOURNE
Emergency services have been called to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Middle Road at Calbourne this morning (Sunday). Island Echo understands a red Skoda Fabia estate has collided with a grass verge near to Calbourne Mill. 1 fire...
Read moreDetailsICELAND TO CLOSE NEWPORT SUPERMARKET IN MARCH
Supermarket chain Iceland is to permanently close its Newport store next month, in what is yet another blow for the Island's county town. Just weeks after news broke that H&M was shutting up shop, it can now be revealed that Iceland will...
Read moreDetailsSAFETY CONCERNS SEE AERIAL LADDER PLATFORM MOBILISED TO NEWPORT HIGH STREET
Concerns over public safety have led to Newport High Street being cordoned off to pedestrians and closed to motorists by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Saturday). The Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport has been...
Read moreDetailsDRONE DEPLOYED BY POLICE AFTER SUSPICIOUS WOMAN SEEN ON BRADING MARSHES
Police deployed a drone in the skies above Brading Marshes last night (Friday) after a woman was seen standing by the water in suspicious circumstances. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 16:50 to a report of a...
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