CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
Motorists are really starting to feel the pinch as fuel prices hit £2 a litre here on the Isle of Wight - and the cost is only set to increase as the days and weeks roll on. For possibly the...
Read moreDetailsA car has been badly damaged by fire in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Wednesday). 1 fire appliance from Shanklin was mobilised to Gloucester Road, off Newport Road, at just before 16:35. Firefighters donned breathing apparatus and used a hose reel...
Read moreDetailsThe discovery of a suspicious device on the beach at Sandown has led to the closure of Culver Parade this afternoon (Wednesday). An item - which appears to be a number of flare-like items strapped together - has been found...
Read moreDetailsPolice, Coastguard Rescue Teams and Bembridge Lifeboat have all responded to concerns for the welfare of a man on the wrong side of the fence at Culver Cliff. At around 11:30 this morning (Wednesday), emergency services were alerted to concerns...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council is urging Island poultry keepers to ensure they protect their birds, and for everyone to be vigilant around domestic and wild birds, after a case of bird flu was confirmed in a dead White-Tailed Eagle...
Read moreDetailsPolice are looking for witnesses to a crash in Ryde yesterday (Monday) which left a motorcyclist with a serious pelvic injury. Emergency services were called to a collision between a VW Golf and a Yamaha YZF R1 on High Park...
Read moreDetailsHampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is tackling a property blaze in the South Wight village of Whitwell this morning (Tuesday). Multiple appliances are on scene at Bannock Road, where a fire has taken hold of a...
Read moreDetailsPolice are hunting for the driver of a BMW that failed to stop and took officers on a pursuit the wrong way down a one-way street in Ryde earlier tonight (Monday). Officers are currently searching the Star Street and High...
Read moreDetailsPolice will be interviewing the driver of a VW Golf following a crash in Ryde earlier today (Monday) that resulted in a motorcyclist being injured. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to High Park Road at...
Read moreDetailsA motorcyclist has been knocked of their bike as a result of a collision with a car in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). The crash has occurred on High Park Road, between Arundel Road and Somerset Road, and involves a black...
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