First reported by Island Echo
BURNT FOODSTUFFS SEES FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO NEWPORT’S NELSON ROAD
A small kitchen fire involving burnt foodstuffs has led to another call out for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service tonight (Friday). 2 appliances and a duty officer are currently on scene at Nelson Road in Newport,...
Read moreDetailsGARDEN BLAZE SENDS BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING INTO NIGHT SKY IN COWES
A blaze has engulfed a garden on a residential street in Cowes tonight (Friday), with firefighters working to prevent it spreading to neighbouring properties. Firefighters from Cowes and Newport are on scene off Elm Grove, where a shed has gone...
Read moreDetailsFLAMES ENGULF MARSHLAND IN SANDOWN AS WILDFIRE BREAKS OUT
A wildfire has broken out on marshland in Sandown this lunchtime (Friday), with firefighters working to bring the raging flames under control. It was around 13:20 that plumes of smoke started to billow across open land to the north of...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE SEARCH CAR IN RYDE HIGH STREET FOLLOWING BURGLARY ARREST
A 39-year-old man is under investigation for burglary, assault and a public order offence following an incident in central Ryde on Wednesday, with Police searching a car in the High Street yesterday in connection with the incident. It is alleged...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER SEA WALL INJURY NEAR RYDE HARBOUR
Emergency services were called to a medical incident near Ryde Harbour yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), with a woman taken to hospital for treatment. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked at 14:18 to assist Isle of Wight Ambulance Service after reports of...
Read moreDetailsFIRE ALERT AT POLICE STATION SPARKS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NEWPORT
Firefighters from several Isle of Wight stations are responding to a fire at Newport Police Station tonight (Thursday). Appliances, including the Aerial Ladder Platform, have been mobilised to the High Street by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...
Read moreDetailsWORLD WAR-ERA ORDNANCE DETONATED AT DAWN BY BOMB DISPOSAL TEAM
A piece of suspected wartime ordnance - discovered half-buried beneath the sand and surf - was detonated at dawn by Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts this morning (Thursday). Solent Coastguard was alerted to the discovery of a suspected piece of...
Read moreDetailsDOUBLE ARREST FOLLOWING NEWPORT PHARMACY BREAK-IN
Police are investigating whether any medication has been stolen following a break-in at a pharmacy in Newport this morning (Thursday). Officers received a report at 08:18 that the glass panel on the door of Day Lewis Pharmacy on High Street...
Read moreDetailsHEAT EXCHANGE PROBLEM LEADS TO THURSDAY FASTCAT CANCELLATIONS
Wightlink has cancelled a number of its Fastcat sailings this morning (Thursday) due to the breakdown of Wight Ryder II. A mechanical issue with the heat exchange on board the catamaran is causing disruption on the Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour...
Read moreDetailsCRASH BLOCKS NEWPORT’S LONG LANE FOR SECOND TIME THIS WEEK
Newport’s Long Lane is blocked this morning (Wednesday) as a result of a 2-car crash - the second this week. Police and paramedics were first called to the scene at around 11:00 following reports of a collision on one of...
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