First reported by Island Echo
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO GARAGE FIRE AT ELM GROVE IN NEWPORT
Firefighters are attending a garage fire at a property in Newport this evening (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport Fire Station are currently in attendance at Elm Grove. They responded to the scene at speed at around 18:15. Local residents have...
Read moreDetailsCAR CRASHES INTO DRIVER’S SIDE OF SECOND VEHICLE ON HUNNYHILL
2 vehicles have been involved in a road traffic collision on Hunnyhill in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The road is blocked as a result of the crash, which is said to involve a Ford and a Citroen. Island Echo is...
Read moreDetailsSPEEDBOAT RUNS AGROUND ON BEMBRIDGE LEDGE
A speedboat with 5 persons on board - including 2 children - has run aground on Bembridge Ledge this morning (Saturday). The alarm was raised at around 11:00 when the vessel was seen to be high and dry on the rocks...
Read moreDetailsMAN KILLED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY ISLAND LINE TRAIN
A man has tragically died after being struck by a train on the Island Line network between Sandown and Lake, it has been confirmed. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to the area of Los Altos Park...
Read moreDetailsHELICOPTERS FROM KENT & WILTSHIRE TASKED TO INJURED PERSON AT PRIORY BAY
A large scale rescue operation is underway at Priory Bay near St Helens this evening (Friday) where a person has seriously injured themselves on the coast. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 163 from Lydd in Kent are currently assisting...
Read moreDetails2-VEHICLE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS IN NORTHWOOD
A crash involving a car and a van is causing travel delays between Newport and Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred at Northwood, close to the junction with Oxford Road. No one has been seriously injured and all...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN CRASHES THROUGH GARDEN WALL AFTER ‘SUFFERING CRAMP’
A car has ploughed through a garden wall in Newport this afternoon (Friday). The incident, involving a Vauxhall Corsa, has taken place on Drill Hall Road at the junction with Caesars Road. Island Echo understands the female driver suffered a...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEEK WITNESSES AFTER CAR ROLLS NEAR HOSPITAL
Police are appealing for witnesses to a single vehicle collision on Parkhurst Road in Newport during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police were called at 01:55 after a grey Toyota Hilux overturned as it was travelling in the direction...
Read moreDetails2 MEN ARRESTED AFTER CANNABIS CULTIVATIONS FOUND BY POLICE
Arrests have been made after 2 cannabis cultivations were discovered by Police on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Wednesday). 2 men - 1 from Niton and 1 from Rookley - have been arrested on suspicion of cultivating a class B...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER EVADES POLICE IN COUNTRY LANE PURSUIT NEAR NEWPORT
Police have been involved in the pursuit of an Audi on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Wednesday). Officers began pursuing the vehicle after the driver failed to stop in the Shide area of Newport. Island Echo readers have described...
Read moreDetails






























































































