First reported by Island Echo
PYROTECHNICS REMINDER AS COASTGUARD RECOVER FLARES FROM BEACH
Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to reports of a flare washed up on the shore at Ventnor this morning (Friday). The discovery was made to the west of Ventnor Esplanade by a member of the public, who did the...
Read moreDetailsPERFORMANCE CAR A WRITE-OFF AFTER CRASH NEAR COWES
Police were called to a single-vehicle collision on the outskirts of Cowes overnight, in which a performance car was severely damaged. Officers were deployed to Rolls Hill on the fringes of Gurnard and Northwood at 22:48 after it was reported...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER AND PASSENGER FLEE FROM CRASH IN LAKE
Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for the driver of a VW Golf that has been involved in a collision on Merrie Gardens Roundabout in Lake tonight (Wednesday). The Island-registered vehicle has sustained front end damage in the...
Read moreDetailsTEA TOWEL STARTS KITCHEN FIRE AT FLAT IN CHALE
Firefighters have responded to reports of a kitchen fire at a residential property in Chale tonight (Wednesday). 2 appliances from Newport and Shanklin were mobilised to Spanners Close at just before 21:15. Upon arrival, Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...
Read moreDetailsSHED FIRE TACKLED IN NITON
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised to an address in Niton earlier this evening (Wednesday). Fire control received a 999 call from a concerned member of the public reporting a shed fire at around 17:00. 2 appliances...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY ROADWORKS FORCE CLOSURE OF WHITCOMBE ROAD TO CHILLERTON
The main road connecting Carisbrooke to Chillerton has been closed for emergency roadworks this morning (Wednesday). Island Roads have shut the carriageway in both directions between Froglands Lane and Sandy Lane for a distance of approximately 198 metres. The closure...
Read moreDetailsTEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AT DISUSED CHALK PIT
Air ambulance doctors have been called to a disused chalk pit in Newport this evening (Tuesday) where a teenager has sustained a trauma injury. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at Shide Chalk Pit off...
Read moreDetailsCRASH RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MAIN ROAD THROUGH HAVENSTREET
Police have closed the main road through the village of Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday) as a result of a road traffic collision. The 2-vehicle incident has occurred on the Newport side of the railway bridge. It’s thought emergency services were...
Read moreDetailsDEATH AT ISLE OF WIGHT HOLIDAY PARK NOT SUSPICIOUS SAY POLICE
The discovery of a man's body in a holiday chalet in Bembridge is not being treated as suspicious, Police have confirmed. Officers were called to Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park off Hillway Road yesterday morning (Monday) when a deceased male was...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN VAN SMASH
A van and a motorcycle have collided on Green Street in Ryde this morning (Tuesday), forcing the closure of the main through road. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the junction with Station Street with 2...
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