First reported by Island Echo
4 ARRESTS MADE FOLLOWING DISTURBANCE IN EAST COWES WHICH SAW WINDOW SMASHED
2 teenagers were arrested when Police stopped a vehicle of interest in Newport on Monday night in response to a disturbance at an address in East Cowes, with 2 other people also put in cuffs. Officers responded to Acorn Gardens...
Read moreDetailsADVERSE WEATHER FORCES SUSPENSION OF HOVERTRAVEL SERVICE
Hovertravel has had to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service this morning (Wednesday) not because of technical issues, but because of adverse weather conditions. The cross-Solent operation has been halted due to strong winds being experienced. Tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's...
Read moreDetailsSHEEP TRAPPED IN MUD ON A RISING TIDE FREED BY FIREFIGHTERS
Firefighters worked to free a sheep that had become stuck in the mud on a rising tide at Corf Lake near Shalfleet yesterday evening (Tuesday). Wholetime and retained crews from Newport were mobilised to the scene on the Newtown Estuary...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOAT AIDS MOTOR VESSEL SOME 12 MILES OFF THE NEEDLES
Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat launched at just before 14:00 this afternoon (Tuesday) to assist a motor vessel suffering from electronics failure some 12 miles off the Isle of Wight coast. Solent Coastguard received a call for help from a 37ft motor...
Read moreDetailsFLOOD ALERT FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT COAST ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
A flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast has been issued by the Environment Agency this evening (Tuesday) According to the EA, Wednesday lunchtime’s tide is expected to be higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly...
Read moreDetailsHOSPITAL DECLARES A CRITICAL INCIDENT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY WEEKS
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a Critical Incident today (Tuesday) in response to significant pressure on its hospital services. The Trust is working with its health and care partners to take urgent action and ensure the safety...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN ARRESTED AFTER MAN SUSTAINS INJURY IN LUNCHTIME DISTURBANCE IN LAKE
A 33-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage following an incident at an address in Lake this afternoon (Tuesday). Police were called at 12:52 to a report of an incident at...
Read moreDetailsPLUMBER ACCUSED OF STABBING WIFE AND SLITTING DOG’S THROAT TO APPEAR AT CROWN COURT
59-year-old Lee Orton, who has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, is accused of stabbing his wife in the neck multiple times and slitting his dog's throat causing the animal to bleed...
Read moreDetailsMAN ARRESTED OVER NEWPORT BURGLARY PLUS RECENT KNIFE-POINT ROBBERIES IN HAMPSHIRE
A 43-year-old man from Southsea has been arrested in connection with a burglary at a property in Newport back in July, as well as a number of knife-point robberies in Havant, Portsmouth, Eastleigh and Southampton. On 7th July, an individual...
Read moreDetails17-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF LATE NIGHT DRUG DRIVING IN NEWPORT
A suspected drug driver was pulled over by Police in Newport late last night (Monday), with multiple units descending on the scene. At just gone 22:10, officers stopped a silver Volkswagen Golf on Coppins Bridge at the bottom of the...
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