First reported by Island Echo
WOMAN INJURED AFTER JUMPING FROM WINDOW IN RYDE
Paramedics are treating a woman who has sustained injuries after jumping from a first floor window in the centre of Ryde this evening (Monday). Emergency teams have descended on Fellowship House on the corner of Green Street and Station Street....
Read moreDetailsCAR OVERTURNS NEAR NORTON GREEN
Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision near Norton Green in the West Wight this afternoon (Monday). A vehicle is reported to have overturned on Hill Lane outside Hill Farm stables, between Yarmouth and Freshwater. No one is...
Read moreDetailsCONCERN FOR WELFARE AS NOTE FOUND NEAR CLIFF EDGE
The National Police Air Service Helicopter is conducting a sweep along the cliff edge in Niton following the discovery of a note earlier on this afternoon (Monday). Police have raised concerns for the welfare of an individual after a note...
Read moreDetailsOSBORNE HORSE TRIALS CANCELLED FOR 2019
The annual Osborne Horse Trials, organised by Bede Events, has been cancelled for 2019, it has been announced this evening (Sunday). In what appears to be a ‘leaked’ statement shared to social media, it has been revealed that due to...
Read moreDetailsTENT FIRE EXTINGUISHED AT BATTERY GARDENS
Firefighters from Shanklin and Sandown have responded to a fire at Battery Gardens in Sandown this evening (Sunday). 2 appliances were mobilised to the scene off Beachfield Road at around 20:20 following a 999 call from a member of the...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUE
Red Funnel’s vehicle ferry service is facing delays and cancellations today (Saturday) due to what is reported to be a fuel pump issue on board one of the company’s ferries. The 06:00 sailing from Southampton was cancelled earlier this morning...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE LIFEBOAT RUSHES TO MOTORBOAT ON THE EDGE OF BUSY SHIPPING CHANNEL
Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was tasked to assist a 24ft motorboat off the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Friday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat at just before 14:30 after receiving reports that a...
Read moreDetails5-DAY DISRUPTION TO FLOATING BRIDGE FOR NEW CHAINS TO BE FITTED
New chains are to be fitted to the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge next week, bringing 5 days of disruption to the West Cowes-East Cowes service. Experts are installing the new chains to replace the older, existing chains – which are...
Read moreDetailsSUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY LEADS TO THE ARREST OF 2 MEN ON SUSPICION OF THEFT
Police on the Isle of Wight have arrested 2 men on suspicion of theft after intercepting a van reported to have been involved in suspicious activity. Officers descended on the Wightlink ferry terminal at Fishbourne earlier this morning (Friday) when...
Read moreDetailsMALE MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN YARMOUTH CRASH
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a single vehicle crash on the outskirts of Yarmouth tonight (Thursday). Police, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a Co-Responder were called to Halletts Shute between Yarmouth and Freshwater when the rider...
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