First reported by Island Echo
FIRE ALERT FORCES PARTIAL EVACUATION AT ST MARY’S HOSPITAL
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to an alert at St Mary's Hospital in Newport this morning (Thursday). Some areas of the hospital have been evacuated as a precautionary measure whilst fire crews inspect the...
Read moreDetailsCONFUSION OVER WIGHTLINK’S ‘NEW WAITING TIMES’ ON RYDE PIER
Confusion over Wightlink's shorter waiting times and fine implementation on Ryde Pier has led to the discovery that the changes have been put 'on hold'. It was previously announced by the cross-Solent operator that as of Tuesday 26th June the...
Read moreDetailsST MARY’S ROUNDABOUT SET TO BE RIPPED UP UNDER NEW TRAFFIC PLAN
St Mary’s Roundabout in Newport looks set to be ripped up and replaced with a traffic light junction as part of a major scheme in the town. Islanders can expect to see massive changes in the area as part of...
Read moreDetailsMOTHER AND BABY INVOLVED IN COWES CRASH
UPDATED: Paramedics and fire crews are dealing with a road traffic collision in Cowes this morning (Wednesday). The incident - which is understood to involve a Suzuki Swift and a Subaru Forester - has occurred on Somerton Roundabout at the...
Read moreDetailsBROWNS IN SANDOWN HIT BY DOUBLE BREAK IN
Browns Family Golf and Cafe in Sandown have suffered not 1 but 2 break ins this week, with petty cash and stock taken. The first incident occurred at just after 04:00 on Sunday morning, discovered by staff when they arrived...
Read moreDetails3 TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CHILD GETS INTO DIFFICULTY AT SANDOWN PIER
UPDATED: 3 children have been pulled from the water by members of the public after getting into difficulty at Sandown Pier. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team are currently attending the incident at Sandown Esplanade alongside RNLI lifeguards and the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED TO CRASH IN COWES
UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Newport Road, Cowes this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 fire appliances from Newport, 2 ambulances and multiple Police units are all on scene alongside officers from the ambulance and...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE HELICOPTER IN DOUBLE SEARCH ABOVE SHANKLIN
UPDATED: The National Police Air Service Helicopter is conducting a search in the skies above Shanklin this morning (Monday). For over 30 minutes the aerial asset has been circling around The Bay Area in general, firstly over Sandown before moving...
Read moreDetailsVICTORIA OF WIGHT VISITS FISHBOURNE TERMINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME
It may be a dull and wet Sunday, but history was made earlier this afternoon as Wightlink's Victoria of Wight visited Fishbourne for the very first time. Shortly after 13:00 the brand new, multi-million pound car ferry docked successfully at...
Read moreDetailsDUAL CARRIAGEWAY CRASH CAUSES DELAYS IN NEWPORT
UPDATED: A road traffic collision on the northbound carriageway of Medina Way is causing traffic delays in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The incident has occurred on the dual carriageway close to St Mary's Roundabout. Witnesses have described hearing the screeching...
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