First reported by Island Echo
DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING RYDE RAPE INTERVIEW MAN UNDER CAUTION
Police investigating the alleged rape of an individual in Ryde back in the Summer have interviewed a man under caution. Detectives have been investigating a report that a person was raped on St Thomas' Street during the early hours of...
Read moreDetailsVANDALISM ON RAILWAY NETWORK BRINGS TRAINS TO A HALT
Island Line trains have been suspended this afternoon (Friday) due to vandalism of railway equipment. South Western Railway say that trains running between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin are currently suspended, with disruption expected to continue until 20:00 tonight. It's...
Read moreDetailsCCTV IMAGES RELEASED AFTER MAN KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS IN NEWPORT PUB
Police are wanting to speak to this man in connection with an incident at a pub in Newport at the weekend, in which a man in his 40s was knocked unconscious. At around 01:45 on Sunday morning (9th October), a...
Read moreDetailsFERRY DELAYS CAUSED BY STAFF MEMBER ‘BREAKING LEG AND DROPPING ROPE INTO PROPELLER’
Emergency services were called to the dockside in Southampton this morning (Friday) when a Red Funnel staff member had an accident and broke their leg, subsequently dropping a mooring line into the water which was then sucked into Red Eagle's...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL CONFIRMS CANCELLATIONS OF FRIDAY MORNING VEHICLE FERRY SAILINGS
Red Funnel has cancelled at least 2 vehicle ferry sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton service this morning (Friday). A technical issue with the forward propeller onboard Red Eagle means that both the 07:00 from Southampton and the 08:30 from East...
Read moreDetails2 PEOPLE EXTRICATED FROM VEHICLE FOLLOWING MIDNIGHT CRASH AT AFTON
Emergency services are attending a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Freshwater tonight (Thursday into Friday). Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to reports of a crash on Afton Road shortly before midnight. It is feared that the occupants of...
Read moreDetailsARSON PROBE AFTER CAR BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE IN NEWPORT
A suspicious car fire that threatened a nearby property was tackled by firefighters in central Newport during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to Chestnut Court on West Street shortly before 01:00 following reports that...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS TACKLE EARLY HOURS CARAVAN BLAZE IN FRESHWATER
A caravan parked on a residential road in Freshwater has been destroyed by fire overnight. Firefighters were mobilised to Sunset Close in the town at around 00:40 this morning (Wednesday) to reports of a caravan well alight. Crews used breathing...
Read moreDetailsPOLO ROLLS ONTO ROOF AND BLOCKS LANE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NEWPORT
Police and paramedics are in attendance at a single vehicle collision on the outskirts of Newport tonight (Tuesday), where a car has rolled onto its roof. The incident, which occurred on Blacklands Lane just before 20:45, has involved a black...
Read moreDetailsCRITICAL INCIDENT DECLARED AT ST MARY’S ONCE AGAIN TO PROTECT PATIENT SAFETY
A Critical Incident has been declared at St Mary's Hospital today (Tuesday) as the Isle of Wight NHS Trust takes steps to protect patient safety. The Trust is responding to a high number of people needing urgent and emergency care...
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