First reported by Island Echo
WOMAN TRAPPED IN CAR AFTER PLOUGHING INTO VEHICLES ON DRIVEWAY
A woman is medically trapped inside her car after leaving the road and ploughing into 2 vehicles on a driveway in Carisbrooke this lunchtime (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently in attendance at Westmill...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD AND LIFEBOAT CREWS ASSIST YACHT AGROUND OFF SHANKLIN
Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked to assist a yacht that had run aground a short distance off Lake beach this evening (Thursday). HM Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a boat aground in...
Read moreDetailsFEMALE SAFELY FREED FROM LIFT BY FIREFIGHTERS
A female who became stuck in a lift on Sandown Esplanade has been released by firefighters this evening (Wednesday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was called to Napoleons Landing, the Island's tallest building, at 20:09 after...
Read moreDetailsCAPSIZED BOAT SPARKS COASTGUARD CALL OUT TO SEAGROVE BAY
The sighting of a capsized boat around 100m off the shore at Seagrove Bay prompted a call out for Coastguards earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). A member of the public spotted the vessel's hull above the waves from the beach -...
Read moreDetailsLAWNMOWER DESTROYED BY FIRE AS DRY GRASS IGNITES
Firefighters have praised the quick actions of a homeowner in preventing a larger incident when their lawnmower caught fire in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). 1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised just before 11:50 to reports of a small electric lawnmower...
Read moreDetailsARRESTS MADE BUT NO DRUGS FOUND IN RAID OF PORCHFIELD BUSINESS PARK
2 men have been arrested, questioned and released following a drugs raid at an Isle of Wight business park. Police executed a warrant at an address at Porchfield Business Park just over 3 weeks ago as part of ongoing work...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRUG IMPORTATION OFFENCES
Police have made the arrest of a 36-year-old man who is suspected of committing drug importation offences. Hampshire Constabulary’s South Wight Neighbourhood Patrol Teams arrested the man from Ventnor on suspicion of Importation of a Class A Controlled Drug earlier...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN IN HER 60’S SUFFERS INJURIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN LAKE
A woman has suffered minor injuries after an incident in Lake yesterday (Monday). Emergency services including the police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to Sandown Road at just after 12:15 following reports of a pedestrian being...
Read moreDetailsCAR FIRE CAUSES TRAVEL DISRUPTION IN THE MIDDLE OF NEWPORT ROADWORKS
Motorists are facing delays travelling through Newport this morning (Tuesday) as a result of a reported car fire. The incident has occurred on St George's Way close to the Cineworld complex - slap bang in the middle of the one-way...
Read moreDetailsDRIFTING TENDER PROMPTS COASTGUARD INVESTIGATION NEAR FISHBOURNE
Reports of a drifting dinghy prompted a callout for members of Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team this afternoon (Sunday). The team was diverted from their duty patrol after HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public who had...
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