First reported by Island Echo
RED JET CANCELLATIONS FOR SATURDAY AS TECHNICAL ISSUE HITS
Red Funnel has announced a string of cancellations on its hi-speed Red Jet service tomorrow (Saturday). A technical issue with one of the vessels has led to 8 sailings being cancelled for 7th August. The 07:35, 08:55, 10:15 and 11:35...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CALLED AS CAR SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN HIT AND RUN FOUND
Officers investigating a suspected hit and run that left a pensioner in need of hospital treatment have been alerted to the discovery of a vehicle matching the description of the car involved. Police have been called to the rear car...
Read moreDetailsEND OF THE ROAD: UNDERCLIFF DRIVE WON’T BE REPAIRED ANYTIME SOON CONFIRM COUNCIL
Undercliff Drive will not be repaired anytime in the foreseeable future after the Isle of Wight Council failed in its bid to receive funding for the major reconstruction project. Reporting back to Niton and Whitwell Parish Council, Councillor Claire Critchison...
Read moreDetailsENQUIRIES ONGOING AFTER CAR COLLIDES WITH TEENAGE CYCLIST IN BEMBRIDGE
Enquiries are ongoing following an incident in Bembridge that saw a 14-year-old boy get knocked from his bicycle by a car yesterday evening (Thursday). Officers were called at around 18:00 following the collision on Swains Road - near the junction...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER SPEEDS OFF AFTER LEAVING PENSIONER INJURED IN FAIL TO STOP INCIDENT ON FOREST ROAD
Hampshire Constabulary has launched an appeal for witnesses and information after a 76-year-old pensioner was injured during a collision near Carisbrooke yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Officers and paramedics responded to the incident at the junction with Whitehouse Road and Forest Road...
Read moreDetailsLATE NIGHT PURSUIT ENDS IN DISASTER IN RYDE
Emergency services are rushing to the aftermath of a crash after a BMW failed to stop for police in Ryde this morning (Friday). Around 7 police units, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsLUNCH-TIME CALLOUT FOR FOR COASTGUARDS FOLLOWING SOLENT YACHT COLLISION
HM Coastguard tasked 2 Isle of Wight Coastguard Rescue Teams yesterday (Thursday) to reports of a collision in the Solent involving a yacht. Whilst Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team was on coastal safety patrol at Cowes Week, the patrol team were...
Read moreDetailsFAIRLEE ROAD CLOSED AS CAR COLLIDES WITH PROPERTY
Newport’s Fairlee Road has been closed in both directions as a result of a vehicle colliding with the perimeter wall of a property tonight (Thursday). Emergency services including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, the Isle...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY TEAMS RESPOND AFTER CAR LEAVES THE CARRIAGEWAY IN BOWCOMBE
Emergency crews including police, paramedics and firefighters are responding to a car leaving the carriageway between Bowcombe and Shorwell this evening (Thursday). Teams have responded to the scene on the approach to Shorwell Shute after receiving reports of the crash...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SMELL OF SMOKE AT PROPERTY IN GUNVILLE
Firefighters are responding to reports of a possible fire at a residential property in Carisbrooke this morning (Thursday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has mobilised 2 appliances from Newport and Ryde to the address in...
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