CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
DOWNS CRASH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAYS
18th June 2026
A car has been completely destroyed by fire following an incident in Ryde which saw residents awoken from their beds during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Retained firefighters were mobilised to Harding Road in Oakfield at 03:13 following...
Read moreDetailsCancellations on Red Funnel's hi-speed Red Jet service are set to continue into the weekend, it has been confirmed. Red Jet 7 needs to be dry docked in Hythe to allow further investigations to take place into the mechanical issue...
Read moreDetailsExtensive delays are being experienced by drivers on Newport's Fairlee Road following a collision between a motorcycle and a car this afternoon (Thursday). Several police units alongside 2 teams of paramedic colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are...
Read moreDetailsDelays are being experienced by motorists travelling between Newport and Yarmouth following a collision between a car and a tree this afternoon (Thursday). 2 fire appliances from Newport and East Cowes, alongside paramedic crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance...
Read moreDetailsPolice have seized a quantity of drugs following a dawn raid on a property in Newport. Officers executed a warrant at an address on Manor Crescent shortly before 07:45 this morning (Thursday). No arrests have been made, but it has...
Read moreDetailsYouth volunteers working with the Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones have had the unique opportunity to take a walk through a police investigation into a Hate Crime and to become the jury in a mock trial for the case....
Read moreDetailsPhoto: Freshwater Fire Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tonight (Wednesday) tackled a fire at Freshwater's Skate park following what is being described as an arson attack. Retained firefighters have declared the actions of...
Read moreDetailsA fire has been discovered at St Mary’s Hospital’s Sevenacres Mental Health Unit this evening (Wednesday), prompting a large scale response from the fire service. Several fire appliances, including the Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport, have responded to the scene...
Read moreDetailsRed Funnel has announced that at least 4 Red Jet crossings have been cancelled this afternoon (Wednesday) due to a mechanical fault. The cross-Solent operator says that the 16:55 and 18:15 sailings from Southampton and the 17:35 and 18:55 sailings...
Read moreDetailsThe activation of a fire alarm at a retail premises in Ryde prompted an emergency response from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this morning (Wednesday). 1 wholetime appliance from Ryde was mobilised to the High Street...
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