First reported by Island Echo
PERSON PULLED FROM THE WATER AT YAVERLAND DIES
Emergency services are battling to save the life of an individual after they were pulled from the water at Yaverland a short time ago. Dozens of emergency crews including 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams, Sandown & Shanklin Lifeboat, paramedics from the...
Read moreDetailsUNWELL PATIENT AT DOCTORS AIRLIFTED TO MAINLAND HOSPITAL
An individual that took a turn at a doctors surgery in Shanklin has been airlifted to a mainland hospital by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this afternoon (Thursday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service requested...
Read moreDetailsREPORT INTO BEMBRIDGE PLANE CRASH PUBLISHED BY AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has today (Thursday) published a report into last July's plane crash in Bembridge, which seriously injured 2 people. On the afternoon of 12th July 2018, a Beagle B121 Series 2 Pup - registration G-TSKY...
Read moreDetailsHOMES LOSE WATER SUPPLY AS MAINS ISOLATED
Homes and businesses in the Newport and Ryde areas could lose their water supply tonight (Wednesday) as Southern Water isolate the mains for essential maintenance. The water company have warned that customers in the PO30 and PO33 postcodes could lose...
Read moreDetailsMULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO MEDICAL INCIDENT AT THE NEEDLES
The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the West Wight-based Co-Responder were called to The Needles to assist with a medical incident this afternoon (Tuesday). Multiple agencies were requested on scene near to the Old...
Read moreDetailsMAJOR SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR 22-YEAR-OLD ROSIE JOHNSON
Police are appealing for information to help trace 22-year-old Rosie Johnson who has gone missing from Wootton on the Isle of Wight. Rosie was last seen at PGL Little Canada Activity Centre in Wootton on Sunday evening (23rd June). It's...
Read moreDetailsSEARCH FOR MISSING WOMAN UNDERWAY IN WOOTTON
Police and volunteers from WightSAR are conducting a search for a woman who has gone missing from a holiday camp in Wootton on the Isle of Wight. Local residents say they are being asked to keep an eye out for...
Read moreDetailsBORIS JOHNSON AND JEREMY HUNT TO VISIT THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, the 2 politicians battling it out to become the new leader of the Conservative party and ultimately Prime Minister, will be visiting the Isle of Wight on Thursday. The duo will be joining the Isle...
Read moreDetailsLAND ROVER CRASHES INTO PARKED CARS AND OVERTURNS IN EAST COWES
Emergency services are responding to a vehicle rollover in East Cowes this afternoon (Monday). A Land Rover Freelander has crashed into a number of parked cars and rolled onto its side on York Avenue, trapping the occupant. Witnesses say the...
Read moreDetailsGARDEN SHED BLAZE SPREADS IN BEMBRIDGE
Firefighters from Ryde are tackling a shed fire in a residential area of Bembridge this lunchtime (Monday). 2 appliances are on scene at Downs View Road where a blaze has destroyed at least 1 garden shed and has spread to...
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