First reported by Island Echo
ROOF FIRE BREAKS OUT IN VENTNOR
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a building fire on Pound Lane in Ventnor this afternoon (Friday). Appliances from Ventnor, Shanklin, Ryde and Newport are all on scene behind the town's Co-Operative store, alongside the...
Read moreDetailsVAN COLLIDES WITH PEDESTRIAN IN SANDOWN
A pedestrian has escaped injury after being involved in a collision with a van in Sandown this morning (Friday). Police and ambulance crews were called to Albert Road off the High Street at around 11:20 after a silver Ford Transit...
Read moreDetailsWASTEWATER RELEASED INTO THE SOLENT AT GURNARD
UPDATED: Southern Water have confirmed that screened wastewater has been released into the Solent to prevent properties flooding. A leak on a rising main at Woodvale Pumping Station near Gurnard Beach is currently being worked on by Southern Water engineers....
Read moreDetailsCAR CRASHES INTO WALL IN CARISBROOKE
Police and ambulance crews are attending a single vehicle collision which has blocked a road in Carisbrooke this afternoon (Thursday). A white Ford Fiesta has crashed into a wall on Castle Road between Carisbrooke Road and Whitepit Lane. The incident...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLE COLLIDES WITH REAR OF CAR
A motorcyclist has escaped serious injury after colliding with the rear of a stationary vehicle in Lake this evening (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the scene on Newport Road outside the Central store at just before 19:25 after a...
Read moreDetailsLARGE RESPONSE TO POLICE INCIDENT IN TOTLAND
UPDATED: Police are attending a significant incident in Totland this evening (Sunday). Officers and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service descended on the grounds of Weston Manor on Moons Hill shortly after 18:30. Although paramedics have now left the scene,...
Read moreDetailsCHILD AND YOUNG ADULT RESCUED BY LIFEBOAT AT SHANKLIN
UPDATED: 2 males have been rescued by Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat after getting caught out by the tide near Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). The child and a young male - possibly a teenager - have both been rushed ashore...
Read moreDetailsBUS LOSES ROOF IN TREE COLLISION
UPDATED: The roof of a Southern Vectis bus was ripped off following a collision with a tree during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Emergency services were called to Ashey Road near the junction with Smallbrook Roundabout at around...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE HUNT FOR MAN ON RAILWAY TRACK
UPDATED: Police are working to locate and detain a male, allegedly armed with a knife, who has run through the railway tunnel at Ryde this evening (Saturday). Island Line train services have been suspended as officers hunt the individual, who...
Read moreDetailsPERSON STUCK ON REMOTE DOWNLAND NEAR WROXALL
UPDATED: Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175, Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are all responding to reports of a female stuck on a steep slope near Wroxall this afternoon (Friday). The Coastguard helicopter, which is currently...
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