First reported by Island Echo
MAN ARRESTED AS PART OF BEACH HUT AND CAMPSITE THEFT INVESTIGATION
A 42-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a series of over 50 incidents of theft at beach huts and campsites in The Bay area. Over the last few months, Police have been investigating a large...
Read moreDetailsNO FURTHER ACTION FOR MAN FALSELY ACCUSED OF VENTNOR ‘RAPE’
An Isle of Wight man accused of raping a woman in Ventnor last month will face no further action as it has been deemed the allegation made against him was falsified. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE IN ACTION FOLLOWING EMERGENCY AT LANDGUARD
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Shanklin this morning (Sunday) following a call for assistance from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The yellow and green helicopter touched down in fields behind Landguard Holiday Park...
Read moreDetailsINJURED MAN AIRLIFTED FROM CLIFF PATH NEAR CULVER
An elderly man is receiving treatment in hospital after falling and sustaining an injury on a cliff path between Culver Down and Whitecliff Bay during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). At around 03:15, both Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team...
Read moreDetailsDRIFTWOOD FLOATING OFF ATHERFIELD SPARKS COASTGUARD EMERGENCY
Photos: Ventnor CRT Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were called into action for the second time today at just before 16:00 this afternoon (Saturday) to reports of an abandoned paddle board off Atherfield. Immediately after...
Read moreDetailsINJURED KAYAKER EVACUATED UP THE CLIFFS IN THE WEST WIGHT
A kayaker had to be placed onto a stretcher and hauled up the cliff face by HM Coastguard after becoming injured near Freshwater earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard shortly before 12:30...
Read moreDetailsSMALL KITCHEN FIRE OUT ON ARRIVAL IN NEWPORT
Firefighters were mobilised to a property in Newport following reports of a small fire in the kitchen earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Appliances were sent to a maisonette on Linden Road at around 14:10. The first crew on scene discovered that...
Read moreDetailsTRACTOR LEAKS HYDRAULIC FLUID IN CARISBROOKE HIGH STREET
Delays built up in Carisbrooke earlier this afternoon (Saturday) when a tractor leaked hydraulic fluid over the carriageway and broke down outside a busy pub. Queues were back to the Wellington Road roundabout after the agricultural vehicle developed a fault...
Read moreDetailsSWIFT ACTION PREVENTS LINESIDE FIRE SPREADING
Swift action by staff on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway prevented a lineside fire from spreading this morning (Saturday). A timetabled passenger train travelling from Smallbrook Junction to Havenstreet had to stop on the tracks just after the Ashey...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER CLAIMS ‘2 METRES FROM BEING KILLED’ AFTER NEAR HEAD-ON CRASH
An Isle of Wight driver has taken to social media to share dash cam footage of the moment he nearly collided head-on with a car that was overtaking on a blind crest. The shocking footage shows a white VW Golf travelling...
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