First reported by Island Echo
PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN LOCATING MISSING 58-YEAR-OLD NEWPORT WOMAN
Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for the public's help in locating missing 58-year-old Julie Vowles from Newport. Julie was last seen at around 20:00 yesterday evening (Saturday 1st May) in the grounds of St Mary's Hospital. Officers...
Read moreDetailsPARAMEDICS CALL IN THE COASTGUARD TO HELP INJURED INDIVIDUAL ON ST CATHERINE’S DOWN
A joint response between the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard has led to the successful extrication of an injured walker on St Catherine's Down today (Sunday). Emergency services were alerted to the plight of an individual, who...
Read moreDetails39-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED AND HOSPITALISED AFTER CRASHING INTO WALL
A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs following a crash in Newport late on Friday night. Police were called at 23:18 to reports of a vehicle colliding with a wall...
Read moreDetailsMAN ARRESTED OVER ASHEY HIT AND RUN BAILED BY POLICE
A man who was arrested in relation to Thursday's hit and run incident in Ryde has been bailed - but Police won't confirm what he had been arrested on suspicion of. As previously reported by Island Echo, a 24-year-old man from...
Read moreDetailsSUSPECTED DRUG DRIVER ARRESTED AT SCENE OF RYDE CRASH
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving following a head-on crash which has injured 3 people in Ryde this evening (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services responded to East Hill Road at around 18:10...
Read moreDetails3 INJURED IN 2-CAR HEAD-ON CRASH IN RYDE
Emergency services are attending a serious head-on road traffic collision in Ryde this evening (Saturday), resulting in the closure of a busy main road. East Hill Road has been closed in both directions between the Esplanade and the junction with...
Read moreDetailsSAILOR EVACUATED FOLLOWING MEDICAL EMERGENCY ONBOARD HMS PRINCE OF WALES
A medical emergency onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales whilst off the coast of the Isle of Wight led to a Coastguard rescue mission this evening (Friday). Just hours after leaving Portsmouth Harbour for the first time in...
Read moreDetailsKNIFE SEIZED AS MAN ARRESTED IN LATEST SANDOWN INCIDENT
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of multiple offences following an incident in Sandown earlier this evening (Friday), which led to a large knife being recovered by Police. Officers responded to the Avenue Road and Fort Street area...
Read moreDetailsBOMB DISPOSAL ALERTED AS ORDNANCE FOUND IN EAST COWES GARDEN
Police are awaiting the arrival of Bomb Disposal experts following the discovery of a piece of unexploded ordnance in the garden of a property in East Cowes. Officers were called to an address on Vectis Road in the town at...
Read moreDetailsBURST WATER MAIN PUSHES BUSES ONTO DIVERSION
A burst water main in the centre of Ryde is causing disruption to local bus services this afternoon (Friday). Water is flowing down the road at Garfield Road, between the High Street and Victoria Road. Part of the carriageway has...
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