First reported by Island Echo
ISLE OF WIGHT PRIDE EVENT AXED FOR 2019
Organisers of the annual Isle of Wight Pride event have confirmed that it will not be taking place this year. A public meeting was held this afternoon (Saturday) to discuss the future of Isle of Wight Pride after a desperate...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEAL OFF ROAD FOLLOWING SERIOUS MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Police have cordoned off the main Sandown to Shanklin road and are conducting a crash investigation following a serious road traffic collision during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). A male motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital in a...
Read moreDetails‘LARGE FLAMES’ TURN OUT TO BE FARM YARD LIGHTS
Retained firefighters from Freshwater were mobilised to reports of a fire on a farm near Compton earlier this evening (Friday) - but all wasn't quite as it seemed. 1 appliance was mobilised by fire control at around 19:25 when a...
Read moreDetailsNO INSURANCE, TAX OR MOT? SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR VEHICLE
Police on the Isle of Wight are reinforcing the 'It's Not Worth It' message following the seizure of a car in Wroxall this afternoon (Friday). A Toyota Rav4 has been taken off the Island's streets after being stopped at the roadside...
Read moreDetailsSTRANGE NOISE AND ‘SMELL’ PROMPTS FIRE SERVICE CALL OUT IN RYDE
Firefighters are conducting an inspection of a housing estate in Ryde tonight (Thursday) as a result of alarmed residents reporting a strange hissing noise and a ‘smell’ in the air. 1 retained appliance from Ryde is currently on scene at...
Read moreDetails‘THREATS TO LIFE’ SEES ARMED POLICE DESCEND ON SANDOWN
Armed Police, several other officers and paramedics rushed to a former hotel in Sandown earlier on tonight (Thursday) after a man is alleged to have made 'threats to life'. A number of Police units and crews from the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsFOURTH FALSE ALARM CALL TO WOOTTON PROPERTY FOR FIRE SERVICE
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been and gone from a property in Wootton this evening (Thursday) following a fourth call out to the address in as many weeks. 3 fire appliances - 2 from Newport and...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO PROPERTY ON WEST STREET IN RYDE
2 fire appliances and a duty officer are in attendance at an address on West Street in Ryde this evening (Thursday). Both retained and wholetime crews, donned in breathing apparatus, were mobilised to reports of a property fire at around...
Read moreDetailsSAINSBURY’S BRING BACK OLD STYLE NECTAR POINTS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Sainsbury's' trial of a new Nectar scheme is being adapted with Isle of Wight customers set to benefit from the return of the old style Nectar points system in April. In 2018, the Isle of Wight was selected as a...
Read moreDetailsONE-WAY SYSTEM ON STAPLERS ROAD TO BE REVERSED
A one-way system on Staplers Road in Newport is set to be reversed next week, reducing the travel disruption to thousands of Islanders. Since 7th January, motorists have been unable to travel into Newport from the east as a result...
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