First reported by Island Echo
CAR PLOUGHS HEAD-ON INTO TREE IN SANDOWN
Paramedics are treating the driver of a car for injuries sustained in a crash in Sandown tonight (Friday), in which a vehicle has collided into a tree. The collision has occurred on Avenue Road, outside The Tap pub. Island Echo...
Read moreDetailsMAN WANTED OVER SOUTH STREET HIT AND RUN ARRESTED IN RYDE
A 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a hit and run incident in Newport, in which 2 people were injured, was arrested in Ryde last night (Thursday). Hampshire Constabulary issued an appeal for information earlier this week following the incident...
Read moreDetailsBURNT FOOD IN THE OVEN SEES LARGE FIRE SERVICE RESPONSE TO THE WEST WIGHT
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised 3 appliances to the West Wight earlier this afternoon (Thursday) as a result of burnt food left in the oven. Crews from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin were sent to the...
Read moreDetailsGIRL ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING POLICE BACK IN CUSTODY AFTER GRAFTON LANE INCIDENTS
A 17-year-old girl that was arrested for kicking and biting Police officers last week is back in custody, this time on suspicion of burglary, using violence to secure entry and assaulting Police again. As previously reported by Island Echo, a...
Read moreDetails‘OPERATIONAL INCIDENT’ SEES SUSPENSION OF ISLAND LINE TRAIN SERVICES
Island Line trains have once again been suspended and are unlikely to run at all today (Thursday) - this time due to an 'operational issue'. South Western Railway say that an incident at Ryde St John's means that trains have...
Read moreDetailsCAR ROLLS ONTO SIDE IN LATE NIGHT ASHEY DOWNS CRASH
The driver of a car that has crashed and come to rest on its side on Ashey Downs is being checked over by paramedics tonight (Wednesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are on scene on a notorious sharp bend between...
Read moreDetailsAPPEAL FOR INFORMATION AS MAJOR SEARCH LAUNCHED FOR POTENTIAL MISSING KITE SURFER
HM Coastguard has launched a major search and rescue operation off the South Coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Wednesday) following the discovery of a kite surf board, with fears an individual may be in trouble at sea....
Read moreDetails‘LIFE-CHANGING’ CRASH ON THE DOWNS CLOSES BUSY ROAD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
Police have closed The Downs road at Knighton this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic collision involving 2 cars. The incident has occurred between Brading Downs Road and Lime Kiln Shute. Police and paramedics are on scene...
Read moreDetailsSTAFF ABSENCE FORCES CANCELLATIONS ON FISHBOURNE AND YARMOUTH FERRY ROUTES
Wightlink has announced a series of cancellations on both its Fishbourne and Yarmouth car ferry services for tomorrow (Thursday) due to staff absences. The 06:40 sailing from Portsmouth and the 07:40 sailing from Fishbourne have both been pulled by the...
Read moreDetailsST MARY’S PATIENTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MAINLAND IN RESPONSE TO CRITICAL INCIDENT
Patients at St Mary's Hospital look set to be transferred to mainland hospitals such as Lymington to help free up beds locally, Island Echo can reveal. Yesterday (Tuesday) the Isle of Wight NHS Trust declared a Critical Incident due to...
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