First reported by Island Echo
VAN AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE ON BRADING DOWNS
UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a crash between a small van and a motorcycle on Brading Downs Road this morning (Friday). No one has been seriously injured in the incident, which has occurred at the view point car parks....
Read moreDetailsREVISED TIMETABLE FOR TROUBLED FLOATING BRIDGE
A revised timetable for the Cowes Floating Bridge will be in place over the next 4 evenings. The vessel will be limited to 2 return sailings per hour between 17:00 and 20:00, starting tonight (Thursday). It will leave on the...
Read moreDetailsYACHT IN DIFFICULTY OFF RYDE TOWED TO SAFETY
A man and his yacht have been towed to the safety of Ryde Harbour this afternoon (Wednesday) after getting into difficulty close to Ryde Pier. Ryde Inshore Rescue were tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around 13:05 following reports...
Read moreDetailsCHILDREN EVACUATED AS FIRE SERVICE CALLED TO WOOTTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to a call out at Wootton Primary School this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport, the Aerial Ladder Platform and the Incident Command Unit were all mobilised to...
Read moreDetailsSERIOUS CRASH CLOSES ROAD OUT OF SHANKLIN
UPDATED: The main road heading out of Shanklin towards Whiteley Bank has been closed by Police tonight (Friday) as emergency services deal with a serious road traffic collision. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and paramedics are...
Read moreDetailsGARDEN SHEDS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN RYDE
UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a fire in the garden of a property in Elmfield, Ryde this morning (Friday). 2 appliances are currently on scene at Carlton Road and Victoria Crescent as both day crewed and retained firefighters work to extinguish...
Read moreDetailsOVEN FIRE TACKLED IN EAST COWES
Firefighters have extinguished a small fire in the kitchen of a property in East Cowes this evening (Thursday). 2 appliances from East Cowes and Newport were mobilised to an address on Osborne Road at just before 20:10. The first crews...
Read moreDetails2 FIRE APPLIANCES MOBILISED TO HARCOURT SANDS
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a small fire at the derelict Harcourt Sands complex in Ryde this evening (Thursday). 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station are currently on scene off Puckpool Hill after being alerted...
Read moreDetailsCRASH BLOCKS MIDDLE ROAD NEAR CALBOURNE
UPDATED: Emergency services are in attendance at a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Thursday), which has blocked the road in both directions. Police are on scene on the B3401, near to the junction with Pump...
Read moreDetailsSCHOOL CHILD CATCHES MAN MASTURBATING IN WOODLAND ON WALK HOME
Police are investigating an allegation that a child caught sight of a man masturbating on a popular footpath whilst walking home from school this afternoon (Tuesday). The girl was walking down Rosemary Lane in Ryde at around 15:55 when she...
Read moreDetails






























































































