First reported by Island Echo
WALL SMASHED IN 2 CAR COLLISION IN NEWPORT
2 cars have been left damaged following a collision on a residential Newport street this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services are in attendance at the junction of Clarence Road and Mount Pleasant Road, where 2 cars have collided. A red Ford...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CALLED AFTER VAN PLOUGHS INTO GARDEN WALL
A van has ploughed into the corner of a garden wall in Ryde this evening (Saturday). The incident - which has been described as an accident - has occurred on St John’s Hill, near the junction with St John’s Wood...
Read moreDetailsHERE WE GO AGAIN! SAFETY CONCERNS SEE FLOATING BRIDGE PULLED FROM SERVICE
The troubled Cowes Floating Bridge is being pulled from service tonight (Friday) over safety concerns, it has been confirmed. Council officials say that Floating Bridge No.6 will not operate this weekend as a safety precaution due to concerns regarding a...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS ATTEND SMALL GARDEN FIRE IN NEWPORT
Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been in attendance at a small garden fire this evening (Friday). 1 appliance from Newport was called to Clifford Street - near to the town’s High Street -...
Read moreDetailsMISSING WOMAN SPARKS SEARCH ON OUTSKIRTS OF RYDE
Police units and members of Isle of Wight Search and Rescue are conducting a search for a missing person on the outskirts of Ryde this evening (Friday). WightSAR team members were paged at 19:25 to assist police in searching an...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEARCH WOODS IN NEWTOWN FOR MISSING MALE
Police have descended on a wooded area of Newtown, following reports of a missing man this afternoon (Friday). No less than 7 units have taken up position in the vicinity of Town Lane, and officers - including dog units -...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS CALLED TO TUMBLE DRYER FIRE IN NETTLESTONE
2 fire crews from Ryde are tackling a small fire at a property in Nettlestone this afternoon (Thursday). Firefighters are on scene at Eddington Road where a fire has developed within a tumble dryer in a detached family home. 1...
Read moreDetailsRESCUE OPERATION TO FREE MEN FROM CHERRY PICKER IN VENTNOR
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is working to rescue 2 men stuck high in a cherry picker in Ventnor this afternoon (Thursday). Firefighters from Ryde and Newport are in attendance at the scene on Belgrave...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY ARRESTED AS CRIME SCENE ESTABLISHED NEAR POLICE STATION
Police have erected a cordon outside County Hall in the heart of Newport tonight (Wednesday) - just metres away from the town’s police station. Emergency responders were called to the scene on High Street sometime around 21:30 following what is...
Read moreDetailsINJURED MALE STRETCHERED FROM THE BEACH NEAR COMPTON
Collaborative working between the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, HM Coastguard and Freshwater's Co-Responder led to the successful transfer of an injured male from the beach near Compton this evening (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the popular beauty spot...
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