First reported by Island Echo
DEBRIS ACROSS THE ROAD AS 2 CARS COLLIDE ON NEWPORT’S FAIRLEE ROAD
Police are in attendance at a 2-car road traffic collision on Fairlee Road in Newport tonight (Tuesday). The crash, involving a Ford Fiesta and an Audi S3, has occurred at the junction of Fairlee Road and the Link Road to...
Read moreDetailsCRASH AT BOULDNOR VIEWPOINT BLOCKS ROAD TO YARMOUTH
A crash involving as many as 3 vehicles has resulted in the blockage of the main Newport to Yarmouth road at Bouldnor this afternoon (Tuesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all responding to the incident, which occurred at around...
Read moreDetailsCAR CAREERS OFF ROAD IN BEAPER SHUTE CRASH
Police are attending a single vehicle crash in which a car has left the carriageway on Beaper Shute near Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). The bronze coloured Chevrolet appears to have left the road and collided with a tree, resulting in...
Read moreDetailsARREST IN RYDE OVER ALLEGED CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR ORDER BREACH AND HOMOPHOBIC INCIDENT
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of breaching a criminal behaviour order, as well as being involved in a homophobic-related public order offence, when Police descended on Ryde at lunchtime today (Tuesday). Officers attended Union Street in the town...
Read moreDetailsBOMB DISPOSAL EXECUTE CONTROLLED EXPLOSION ON SUSPECTED ORDNANCE NEAR FORT VIC
Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspected mortar in the West Wight this evening (Monday) after 2 locals discovered the wartime ordnance on Sunday evening. The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to a...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS RUSH TO FIRE OUTSIDE BLOCK OF FLATS IN RYDE
2 people are being treated for the effects of smoke inhalation as firefighters tackle a fire at a block of flats in Ryde this lunchtime (Monday). 3 crews from Ryde, Newport and Sandown are on scene at Belvedere Street, at...
Read moreDetailsELDERLY DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER PLOUGHING INTO RAILINGS
An elderly driver has escaped injury after ploughing into railings at a busy crossroads junction in Wootton this morning (Sunday). Police are currently in attendance on High Street where a Perodua Myvi has gone head-on into railings at the Cedars...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CALLED TO REPORTS OF YOUTHS ‘WITH KNIVES’ INSIDE DERELICT HOTEL
Police were called to the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown last night (Saturday) following reports that a group of youths in possession of knives were inside the building. 6 units responded to the suspicious incident on the Esplanade at 17:58....
Read moreDetailsALARM SOUNDING ALERTS CREWS TO CHIMNEY FIRE IN EAST COWES
Firefighters were alerted to a chimney fire in East Cowes late last night (Saturday) - all thanks to the activation of a fire alarm. At 23:30, 1 retained appliance from East Cowes was mobilised to a property on Adelaide Grove...
Read moreDetailsINJURED FEMALE SAILOR AIDED BY COASTGUARDS AND COWES RNLI
A women who became injured onboard a yacht whilst sailing on the Solent was aided by Coastguards and RNLI volunteers earlier today (Saturday). At around 11:50, Solent Coastguard learnt of the plight of the casualty who had fallen down the...
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