First reported by Island Echo
PLASTIC PIG DAMAGED IN SHANKLIN CRASH
A Reliant Robin - affectionately known as a plastic pig - has been damaged following a collision in Shanklin this morning (Wednesday). The incident has taken place on Landguard Road at the junction with Carter Road. It is reported to...
Read moreDetailsMAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH 3 ROBBERIES AT SANDOWN SHOP
A 34-year-old local man has been arrested in connection with 3 robberies at the Central Convenience Store on Avenue Road, Sandown. Police were called to the store at around 20:30 last night (Monday) after a robbery was carried out. It...
Read moreDetailsARMED POLICE RUSHED ACROSS THE SOLENT AS INCIDENT UNFOLDED IN RYDE
Firearms officers were transported across the Solent by a MOD Police boat this afternoon (Monday) as an incident unfolded in Ryde. At around 15:00, Armed Response Officers based on the Isle of Wight responded from Newport to Ryde following reports...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE RESPOND TO CRASH ON WILMINGHAM LANE NEAR YARMOUTH
Police are attending a road traffic collision on Wilmingham Lane near Yarmouth this morning (Monday). Officers responded to the scene, alongside the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, at around 08:45. The road is currently being used as a diversion route...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN COLLISION CLOSES MAIN ROAD THROUGH BINSTEAD
A collision between a pedestrian and a car has resulted in the closure of the main road into Ryde through Binstead this evening (Sunday). The incident has occurred between Ringwood Road mini-roundabout and the Queen’s Road junction, close to...
Read moreDetailsFEARS FOR PADDLE BOARDER AFTER FALL INTO BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR
HM Coastguard have been called to reports of a person in the water at Bembridge Harbour this afternoon (Sunday) as a result of a paddle boarder falling into the icy waters. Emergency services were alerted to a male entering the...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS EXTRICATE DRIVER FOLLOWING CRASH IN SANDOWN
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Police are attending a road traffic collision at a crossroads in Sandown this lunchtime (Sunday). Emergency services are on scene at Station Avenue at the junction with St John’s Road. At...
Read moreDetailsDEAD DOLPHIN FOUND WASHED UP ON SOUTH WIGHT SHORE
A dolphin has washed up on a remote beach on the South Coast of the Isle of Wight. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised to investigate reports of the deceased mammal ashore at Watershoot Bay near St Catherine’s Point at...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR IN RYDE
A pedestrian has been struck by a moving vehicle outside a railway station in Ryde this evening (Friday). Police are currently on scene at St John’s Hill and are awaiting the arrival of paramedics. The incident occurred at around 19:45....
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED TO OVERTURNED CAR IN COWES
Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision involving an overturned car in Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident has taken place at the Roundhouse Roundabout at the junction of Place Road and Park Road. 1 vehicle is reported...
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