First reported by Island Echo
CYCLIST CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON AN EMERGENCY WORKER AFTER FAIRLEE ROAD INCIDENT
A man has been charged following an incident on Newport's Fairlee Road that saw police stop traffic following a concern for the welfare of a cyclist. Police attended the busy stretch of road after a cyclist was spotted riding erratically...
Read moreDetailsLIFEBOAT LAUNCHED AS YACHT GOES AGROUND ON BEMBRIDGE LEDGE
Bembridge RNLI has launched in response to a Mayday call from a yacht aground on the Ledge this afternoon (Tuesday). The station's D-Class inshore lifeboat has responded to the vessel 'Oarsome Dream', which is hard aground on Bembridge Ledge just...
Read moreDetailsHOVERTRAVEL SERVICES SUSPENDED FOLLOWING TECHNICAL ISSUES
Hovertravel has announced that its cross-Solent services between Ryde and Southsea have been suspended this afternoon (Tuesday). The operator says that the suspension has been necessary following a technical issue. Provision has been made for those planning on travelling via...
Read moreDetailsARRESTS MADE AFTER WINDSCREEN SMASHED AND OFFICER ASSAULTED IN NEWPORT PUBLIC ORDER INCIDENT
2 men in their 20s have been arrested after police were called to a public order incident in Newport in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Several units responded to Trafalgar Road at 00:21 after reports of a group...
Read moreDetailsMAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING COUPLE IN THEIR 80S AT KNIFEPOINT APPEARS BEFORE COURT
25-year-old Kazm Saed, who is charged with multiple counts of kidnap, burglary, and offensive weapons charges, has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Monday) following incidents in the Whitcombe and Carisbrooke areas last week. Saed was arrested...
Read moreDetailsCHILD IN TREE RESCUED BY COWES FIREFIGHTERS
Firefighters in Cowes have assisted a child stuck in a tree this evening (Sunday). The retained crew was called in to action at 21:02, after the adventurous youngster got themselves in a sticky situation. After arriving on the scene, firefighters...
Read moreDetailsCAR FIRE SENDS BLACK SMOKE INTO THE SKY OVER WROXALL
A car fire has broke out on the main road through Wroxall this afternoon (Sunday). Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to the incident on St John's Road having been alerted to...
Read moreDetailsMAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE OFFENCES AFTER WHITCOMBE BURGLARIES
Officers investigating a burglary series in Newport and Whitcombe have charged a man. Officers made an arrest on Friday following multiple incidents that saw homes broken into and the occupants of an address on Nunnery Lane forced to drive to...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES ATTEND CAR IN FIELD NEAR HAVENSTREET
Emergency services including the Police, Ambulance Service and the Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a road traffic collision near Havenstreet this evening (Saturday). At least 5 police units alongside 2 ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and 2...
Read moreDetailsCYCLIST SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES IN RYDE COLLISION
Emergency services are attending to a cyclist who has been knocked and from his bike and sustained serious injuries in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service rushed to the scene...
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