First reported by Island Echo
COUNCIL REFUSE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS OVER FLOATING BRIDGE PAYOUT
The Isle of Wight Council has refused to provide information relating to the payout made in respect of the troubled Floating Bridge, claiming an exemption under Freedom of Information laws. Several individuals have submitted Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to...
Read moreDetailsFLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES FROM BEMBRIDGE TO WHITWELL
A flood warning has been issued for towns and villages on the Eastern Yar including Sandown, Brading, Bembridge, Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge and Alverstone. The warning comes after more than half a month’s rain - some 70mm - was recorded in Knighton over...
Read moreDetailsLANDSLIDE ENCROACHES ONTO WROXALL MAIN ROAD FOLLOWING DOWNPOUR
Photo: Mark Smith A section of bank has slid onto the main through road in Wroxall tonight (Wednesday) - leaving the carriageway partially blocked. Around a 3m high, near vertical bank that borders St John's Road has shifted following excessive...
Read moreDetailsURGENT FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR THE NEWPORT AREA
A late night flood warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Carisbrooke and Hunnyhill areas of Newport. It’s said that in the past 6 hours alone some 26mm of rainfall has been recorded at Carisbrooke, with the water...
Read moreDetailsDELUGE OF RAIN FLOODS ISLAND’S ROADS AND STRANDS MOTORISTS
Hours of torrential rainfall has caused flooding on the Island’s roads, leading to dangerous driving conditions for motorists. Numerous roads are now underwater - too many to list - with a significant road closure in place at Avenue Road, Sandown....
Read moreDetailsCAR SWAMPED BY SPEEDING LORRY IN FLOOD SEES EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Police, firefighters and the RAC have been called out to a car broken down in flood water at Briddlesford Road near Downend this evening (Wednesday). The female driver of the vehicle was travelling from Arreton towards Wootton when a lorry...
Read moreDetailsHOVERS OFF FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AS ADVERSE WEATHER HITS
Hovertravel has taken the decision to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service for the remainder of today (Wednesday) due to the weather conditions. Adverse weather means the Flyer craft are unable to operate. With the wind and rain set to remain for...
Read moreDetailsPICK-UP OCCUPANTS ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY AFTER ROLL OVER INTO FIELD
The occupants of a pick-up truck escaped any serious injury when the vehicle veered off the road and rolled into a farmer's field near Cowes earlier today (Wednesday). Police and paramedics responded to the scene between Cowes and Porchfield after...
Read moreDetailsCORDON IN PLACE AFTER SERIOUS INCIDENT ON SANDOWN SIDE ROAD
Police have cordoned off a crime scene on a quiet side road in Sandown following a serious incident late last night (Tuesday). Officers are currently guarding the entrance to an alleyway on Albion Road, which is situated between Albert Street...
Read moreDetailsARREST AFTER REAR-END SHUNT ON BRIDDLESFORD ROAD
Police are in attendance at a rear-end shunt on Briddlesford Road this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident occurred at around 15:00 and has seen at least 2 vehicles - including a VW Transport - collide on the busy road near its...
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