First reported by Island Echo
CAR AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE AT APSE HEATH
Emergency services are attending a crash between a car and motorcycle at Apse Heath this lunchtime (Saturday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and multiple Police units are currently on scene at Newport Road. The road traffic collision has...
Read moreDetailsCAR LEAVES THE ROAD AT BEAPER SHUTE
Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Saturday). A Fiat Punto has left the carriageway, struck a road sign and become wedged in a ditch at the beginning of...
Read moreDetailsNATIONAL CHAIN TO BRING NEW DESSERT SHOP TO SANDOWN SEAFRONT
Little Dessert Shop, which operates in more than 20 locations across the country, is set to open its first store on the Isle of Wight. Visitors to Sandown will soon be able to enjoy brownies, crepes, gelato, patisseries, sundaes and...
Read moreDetailsFOGGY FRIDAY RESULTS IN SOLENT DISRUPTION
Dense fog across the South Coast is resulting in travel disruption on cross-Solent services this morning (Friday). Red Funnel have had to cancel the 06:45 Red Jet from West Cowes to Southampton as a result of the reduced visibility. The...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO AIR AMBULANCE ‘FIRE’ AT HELIPAD
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to fears of a helicopter fire on the helipad at St Mary's Hospital in Newport tonight (Thursday). Appliances from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin were alerted to the incident at around...
Read moreDetailsCRASH AT APSE HEATH LEADS TO TRAVEL DELAYS
A crash is causing delays for motorists travelling to and from Sandown through Apse Heath and Hale Common this afternoon (Thursday). 2 vehicles are thought to be involved in the incident on the A3056 at Branstone, close to the House...
Read moreDetailsPEOPLE CARRIER CRASHES AND OVERTURNS ON CULVER DOWN
A recovery operation is underway at a beauty spot near Sandown this morning (Thursday) following a single vehicle road traffic collision on Culver Down. A silver Vauxhall Zafira has sustained heavy damage as a result of the crash, which has...
Read moreDetailsGLARING SUN A MAJOR FACTOR IN RED FUNNEL FERRY COLLISION
Glaring sun was a major factor behind the collision between Red Funnel’s Red Falcon and the motor cruiser Phoenix, so much so that the crew didn’t know they had collided with another boat, a Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report...
Read moreDetailsCRASH AT GATCOMBE LEADS TO EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE
Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a road traffic collision at Gatcombe on the outskirts of Carisbrooke this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident has taken place near to the former Whitecroft Hospital between Carisbrooke and Chillerton and is thought...
Read moreDetailsREDUCED SERVICE ON ISLAND LINE TRAINS DUE TO STAFF ILLNESS
Island Line is running a reduced service between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin for the remainder of today (Wednesday). Due to a member of signalling staff being taken ill, only one train is able to operate on the Island Line...
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