‘DOWNED PLANE’ FEARS SPARK COASTGUARD SEARCH OFF ISLE OF WIGHT
19th October 2026
END OF AN ERA AS THE GRIFFIN ANNOUNCES CLOSURE AND MANAGEMENT SHAKE-UP
21st October 2026
Firefighters rushed to GKN in East Cowes this morning (Monday) following reports of a fire. Crews from Newport and Ryde rushed to the scene on Ferry Road at around 10:45. Staff were evacuated from the premises whilst firefighters investigated the...
Read moreDetailsDisruption on Red Funnel’s East Cowes-Southampton vehicle ferry service continues into the new week with a number of cancellations due to adverse weather conditions. The 04:30 and 07:30 sailings from Southampton have been pulled this morning (Monday), alongside the 06:00...
Read moreDetailsPolice have made 2 arrests after a group of men, reportedly seen with baseball bats and metal poles, attempted to gain entry to an address in Ventnor last night (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first...
Read moreDetailsPolice investigating a break-in at a pharmacy in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday) have arrested a Ventnor man on suspicion of burglary. As first reported by Island Echo, a burglar used a brick to gain entry...
Read moreDetailsService on the Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended this afternoon (Friday). A statement on the Isle of Wight Council Facebook page has stated that a generator issue is to blame. As a result, a launch service - for foot...
Read moreDetailsPolice are investigating after a brick was put through the window of a pharmacy in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday). Jhoots Pharmacy - next to Sandown Medical Centre - was targeted at around 05:00. It is...
Read moreDetailsRed Funnel has suspended both its hi-speed Red Jet and vehicle ferry services until further notice, with Hovertravel services also suspended, as stormy weather hits the Isle of Wight, at the start of what is expected to be a long...
Read moreDetailsHovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service this lunchtime (Thursday) as adverse weather moves in, with both Wightlink and Red Funnel warning of the potential for disruption over the coming days too. With winds picking up and driving rain sweeping across...
Read moreDetailsFire crews have responded to a small electrical fire at Quarr Abbey on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Thursday). It was just before 10:30 that 4 appliances from Ryde, Newport and Sandown were mobilised to reports of smoke coming...
Read moreDetailsA 28-year-old man remains in custody for questioning after an alleged assault on a woman in Sandown yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called at about 17:35 to reports of a man assaulting a woman on Pier Street. No injuries were...
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