CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
Gritters will be out treating the Island's road network overnight, it has been announced. The fleet of specialist vehicles will commence a gritting run from 05:00 tomorrow morning (Tuesday) as a precautionary measure. Motorists are being urged to drive carefully...
Read moreDetailsPolice are investigating a single vehicle collision which occurred in Ryde during the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday). Emergency services were alerted at 00:47 to reports of a collision on Appley Rise, close to the junction with the Esplanade...
Read moreDetailsA number of children are being assessed by paramedics after being rescued from the icy cold waters at Ryde Harbour this lunchtime (Sunday). A child fell off the sea wall and into the water shortly before 12:40, with 2 others...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters were called out to tackle a fire within woodland on the Osborne Estate in East Cowes last night (Thursday). At 22:23, 1 appliance from East Cowes was mobilised to a fire in the open on the former Royal Estate....
Read moreDetailsThe Government has announced that the Isle of Wight will fall into Tier 1 when the country exits lockdown next Wednesday and re-enters a tiered system, restricting the lives of millions of people. Today's news means that the Island has...
Read moreDetailsA car has ploughed into a wall in Bembridge this evening (Wednesday), narrowly missing an electricity pole in the process. Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the junction of Foreland Road and Lane End...
Read moreDetailsA 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following a foot pursuit in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday). Police descended on the Quay Road area of Ryde Esplanade shortly before 14:50, where they attempted to stop a vehicle....
Read moreDetailsA luxury Audi Q7 has been seized by Police after it was seen being driven by a man with no licence and no insurance in Newport last night (Tuesday). Officers from the Newport Neighbourhood Policing Team pulled the vehicle over...
Read moreDetailsA man who was found trying to push his car out of a ditch near Calbourne has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving. Officers were out on patrol during the early hours of this morning (Monday) when they came...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have extinguished a car fire high up upon St George's Down this evening (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to reports of a large fire on the downland between Newport and Arreton at just...
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