First reported by Island Echo
ARRESTS MADE AFTER CAR WIPES OUT RAILINGS IN FOREST ROAD CRASH
A car has careered through railings, a traffic island and taken out a lamppost before coming to rest on its side in a road traffic collision on Forest Road in Newport tonight (Friday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...
Read moreDetailsHEATWAVE ON THE WAY – 30C POSSIBLE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT NEXT WEEK
The Isle of Wight will bask in glorious sunshine next week with the mercury expected to reach up 30c by Wednesday. Summer will return for the first time since the lockdown restrictions were eased, according to local forecasters IW Met...
Read moreDetailsRYDE RESCUE HELP PERSONS IN THE WATER AFTER DINGHY CAPSIZES
Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of 2 persons in the water off Lee-on-Solent this morning (Friday). The volunteer lifeboat crew were initially called into action at just before 10:00 when they were tasked by Solent Coastguard to conduct...
Read moreDetailsFLYING DOCTORS CALLED TO EMERGENCY IN BONCHURCH
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in the village of Bonchurch near Ventnor this afternoon (Wednesday). Specialist HEMS doctors and paramedics are assisting the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with an incident at a residential address...
Read moreDetails30-YEAR-OLD CHARGED OVER SCISSOR STABBING IN RYDE
30-year-old Ryan Peter Michael Ward has been charged with wounding with intent after allegedly stabbing his friend with a pair of scissors in Ryde yesterday (Tuesday). Mr Ward, of Westridge Road in Southampton, has also been charged with possession of an...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD TALK TO YOUTHS SEEN CLIMBING CLIFF FALL AT SHANKLIN
Coastguard Rescue Officers are reminding Islanders to never climb cliffs or landslides following a call out to Shanklin this evening (Tuesday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked by Solent Coastguard at 19:14 following reports of youths climbing the recent cliff...
Read moreDetailsMAN STABBED ON RYDE SEAFRONT – ARREST MADE
A man has sustained a stab wound following an incident on Ryde Esplanade this afternoon (Tuesday). Police were called at 12:59 to reports of an assault on Ryde Pier. On arrival, officers located a man with a stab wound. He...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE LANDS IN RYDE AS GARDENS CORDONED OFF
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on the hovercraft pad at Ryde Esplanade in response to an incident at Western Gardens. Police have cordoned off an area of open space to the west of Ryde Pier...
Read moreDetailsTOWN CENTRE CORDONED OFF AFTER SERIOUS ASSAULT
Police have cordoned off an area of Ryde Town Centre following a serious assault which has left blood trailed along the pavement this evening (Monday). John Street, off the High Street, has been locked down as officers investigate the serious...
Read moreDetailsRYDE RESCUE RUSH TO ASSIST WOMAN WITH BACK INJURIES ON BOARD BOAT
Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of an injured woman on board a motor vessel off Osborne Bay this afternoon (Monday). Volunteer crew members were tasked to launch the lifeboat by Solent Coastguard at just before 15:00 when it...
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