First reported by Island Echo
DRIVER TRAPPED AFTER 2-CAR SHUNT IN RYDE
Firefighters, Police and paramedics have been called to a road traffic collision in Ryde this morning (Thursday). A red Ford Fiesta and a silver Vauxhall Vectra have been involved in a shunt on Great Preston Road at the junction with...
Read moreDetails5 VEHICLES BADLY DAMAGED IN FAIL TO STOP INCIDENT IN RYDE
The driver of a red BMW is being sought in connection with a fail to stop incident in Ryde last night (Wednesday), in which 5 parked vehicles were damaged. A Ford Transit Connect, a Peugeot 107 and a Vauxhall Zafira...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE, COASTGUARD AND LIFEBOAT IN CULVER DOWN SEARCH
Police are conducting a search of Culver Down with the assistance of HM Coastguard and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat this morning (Thursday). Officers are understood to be looking for a vulnerable individual at the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay....
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS RESPOND TO ST MARY’S HOSPITAL
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have mobilised a number of appliances to St Mary's Hospital in Newport this morning (Thursday). 3 appliances from Newport, Cowes and Ryde are responding to the scene off Parkhurst Road, alongside an...
Read moreDetails60 MINUTE DELAYS FOR WIGHTLINK AFTER LINKSPAN ISSUE
Wightlink’s Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is delayed by at least 1 hour this morning (Wednesday) due to an earlier linkspan issue. The 04:00 sailing from Fishbourne failed to depart on time as a result of a technical issue, which is...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE AND YARMOUTH LIFEBOATS ASSIST VESSEL AGROUND ON SUBMARINE BARRIER
Bembridge RNLI and Yarmouth RNLI have been involved in a 15-hour operation to save a 24m trawler and her crew after it ran aground on the submarine barrier off Portsmouth yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). Bembridge’s All Weather Lifeboat, the ‘Alfred Albert...
Read moreDetailsSTASIUK ADMITS MURDERING GERRY WHITE AT LAKE COMMUNITY GARDENS
Gerry White, who was murdered in Lake on 27th May 2019 60-year-old Jonathan Christopher Stasiuk has pleaded guilty to the murder of former Isle of Wight councillor Gerry White today (Tuesday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to...
Read moreDetailsBOILER ‘EXPLOSION’ AT BINSTEAD PROPERTY
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of an ‘explosion’ at a home in Binstead near Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances have been mobilised to the scene on Broadway Crescent after the occupier...
Read moreDetailsFIRE TACKLED AT GKN’S OSBORNE SITE IN EAST COWES
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tackled a fire at GKN Aerospace’s Osborne site in East Cowes overnight. At 01:06 this morning (Tuesday), a total of 4 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit...
Read moreDetailsISLAND LINE SUSPENDED AGAIN AS AGEING TRAIN FAILS
Island Line services have been suspended this afternoon (Monday) as a result of a fault with the only train running on the network. South Western Railway has confirmed that no trains are currently operating between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin....
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