First reported by Island Echo
POLICE CORDON OFF MERSTONE CYCLE TRACK FOLLOWING DEATH
Police have erected a cordon on the Blackwater to Merstone cycle track this evening (Monday) following a sudden death in the area. Officers have closed the public car park at the former Merstone Railway Station with cyclists and pedestrians having...
Read moreDetailsYARMOUTH LIFEBOAT RESCUES YACHT WITH STEERING FAILURE OFF NORTON
Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched late last night (Sunday) to assist a 31ft sailing vessel in difficulty to the west of Yarmouth Harbour. Solent Coastguard tasked the Severn-class lifeboat at 22:27 and it wasn’t long before the casualty vessel...
Read moreDetailsCONCERNS FOR CHILD AFTER BOAT HITS THE ROCKS AT ST HELENS
HM Coastguard, Bembridge RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending an incident at St Helens this evening (Sunday). Emergency services were called out at around 18:30 when it was reported that a boat had broken down and...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRINK DRIVING AFTER COMPTON CRASH
Police have arrested a driver on suspicion of drink driving after they failed a roadside breathe test following a road traffic collision at Compton earlier this afternoon (Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Military...
Read moreDetailsQUAD BIKES ‘FAIL TO STOP’ FOLLOWING BRADING DOWNS CRASH
2 males riding quad bikes are being sought following a minor road traffic collision on Brading Downs this afternoon (Sunday). Police and paramedics were called to the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay sometime before 16:50. The occupants of a Ford...
Read moreDetailsCAR CRASHES ONTO ITS SIDE AT COMPTON
A car has crashed and come to a stop on its side on Military Road at Compton this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services have been alerted to the incident, which has occurred at the top of the hill at Compton, between...
Read moreDetailsCYCLIST SUFFERS SERIOUS LEG INJURY AT BLACKWATER HOLLOW
Police have closed Blackwater Hollow on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Saturday) following a road traffic collision involving a cyclist. A young female has sustained what is being described as a serious leg injury as a result of a...
Read moreDetailsSEASIDE SEARCH FOR MISSING CHILD AT SANDOWN
HM Coastguard and Police have responded to reports of a missing child at the beach in Sandown this afternoon (Saturday). The alarm was raised by the boy's grandmother at around 16:00 and resulted in a large scale response from local...
Read moreDetailsMULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO YACHT AGROUND AT WHITECLIFF BAY
A yacht with 4 persons on board has run aground at Whitecliff Bay near Bembridge, prompting a multi-agency emergency response this lunchtime (Saturday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been joined on scene by Sandown & Shanklin Independent...
Read moreDetailsLEAVES ALIGHT LEADS TO FIRE STATION CALL OUT
Retained firefighters from East Cowes were mobilised to a local park during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). 1 appliance was sent to Victoria Grove at 00:17 when it was reported that a fire in the open has developed....
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