First reported by Island Echo
WHITE-TAILED EAGLES RELEASED IN SECRET LOCATION ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
How a juvenile white-tailed eagle will look. Photo by Mike Crutch A pair of white-tailed eagles have been reintroduced to the Isle of Wight this week for the first time in 240 years, with a further 4 eagles to be...
Read moreDetailsHOUSE FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL IN BRIGHSTONE
Firefighters from Newport, Freshwater and Yarmouth have tackled a house fire in Brighstone overnight. 3 appliances and a Aerial Ladder Platform were mobilised to Moortown Lane at 01:19 this morning (Thursday) following a 999 call reporting a fire at a...
Read moreDetailsBOND TAKES TO THE SOLENT FOR FILMING OF ‘NO TIME TO DIE’
Fast boats, buzzing helicopters and a secret spy - it's like something out of a James Bond film. In fact, it is believed that producers of the next Bond film, 'No Time to Die', have been filming scenes for the...
Read moreDetailsCHERRY PICKER RESCUE FOR TELECOMS ENGINEER IN RYDE
Firefighters from Ryde came to the rescue of a telecoms engineer who found himself stuck around 30ft in the air earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Corbett Road, close to the...
Read moreDetailsCLIFF FALL PROMPTS EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE TO LUCCOMBE
Emergency services have been called to a cliff fall in Luccombe this lunchtime (Wednesday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team, the Isle of Wight Rescue Service and Police are currently in attendance at the beach at the far end of Shanklin Esplanade. The...
Read moreDetails6 TEENAGERS ARRESTED IN COWES AS PART OF ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
6 teenagers training at the Isle of Wight's UKSA sailing academy have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Cowes yesterday evening (Tuesday). A staggering 13 Police units from across the Island responded to UKSA on Arctic...
Read moreDetailsMAN STUCK IN MUD UP TO HIS WAIST RESCUED IN NEWPORT
A man stuck up to his waist in mud on the River Medina was rescued by fire crews and HM Coastguard during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). At around 00:30, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...
Read moreDetailsBANK HOLIDAY SCORCHER EXPECTED FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT WITH TEMPS OF 29C ☀️
Put the raincoats away... the Isle of Wight is set to bask in glorious sunshine over the forthcoming Bank Holiday Weekend with temperatures of up to 29c expected. Local forecasters IW Met Service say that the weather is set to...
Read moreDetailsHOMES AND BUSINESS IN SANDOWN HIT BY POWER CUT
A power cut is affecting homes and businesses in Sandown this afternoon (Tuesday). A total of 18 postcodes in the PO36 8 area have lost supply as a result of a network fault. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say that...
Read moreDetailsMAN TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AFTER FLAT FIRE IN SHANKLIN
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a flat fire at an address in Shanklin this morning (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Shanklin, Sandown and Newport are currently on scene at Grange Road, where crews wearing breathing apparatus...
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