Cowes

MOPED RIDER AND LORRY DRIVER SOUGHT AS POLICE …

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman in her 40s was critically injured after being hit by a car in Cowes this morning (Thursday).
As previously reported by Island Echo[1], the casualty has been airlifted to the mainland i…

Witness appeal after serious crash in Cowes

Police are appealing for witnesses. (Image: Google Maps)An appeal for witnesses has been issued by police following a serious crash in Cowes this morning (Thursday).A pedestrian – a woman in her 40s – sustained a head injury which is potentially life-t…

ELECTRICITY ARRIVED IN RYDE AND SEAVIEW FOR THE FIRST …

Ryde Mayor Alfred Millward set in motion the machinery to generate electricity for Ryde and Seaview on 1st October 1903.
The machinery to supply electricity to Ryde and its environs was supplied by the Isle of Wight Electric Light and Power Company…

THE LAST TRAINS DEPARTED FROM FRESHWATER AND …

The railway lines between Brading – Bembridge and Newport – Freshwater saw their final passenger trains depart on Sunday 20th September 1953 – 70 years ago today.
The train on the 12-mile-long Newport to Freshwater line left the crowded West Wight t…

Isle of Wight Steam Railway completes crane restoration

The award-winning[1] Isle of Wight Steam Railway[2] has announced that it has finished restoring its ex-Midland Railway crane.
In the early days of the steam railway, the crane was used in locomotive overhauls and in building Wootton station on the New…

Major Cowes road closed for Southern Water repairs

A diversion is in place (Image: OneNetwork)

A MAJOR road in Cowes has been closed for Southern Water repairs.
Baring Road is closed from its junction with Ward Avenue to outside number 26, for a distance of 37m.
A diversion will affect Ward Avenue,…

Crash causing delays on main Newport to Cowes road

Crash causing delays on main Newport to Cowes road (Image: IWCP.)There are reports of a crash on the main Newport to Cowes road.Traffic is heavy in the area this afternoon (Wednesday).It has happened on Cowes Road.Southern Vectis route 1 buses are dive…