The National Police Air Service helicopter is taking part in a missing person search near Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The black and yellow NPAS helicopter was first spotted above the skies of Newport at approximately 16:50 after arriving from its...

A woman in her 60s has suffered significant arm injuries after being attacked by a dog in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). Officers were called at 13:13 this afternoon to a report of a dog fighting with another dog and biting...

The family of an Isle of Wight aspiring actress have launched a fundraising appeal to help get her to drama school. 22-year-old Anna has Noonans Syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome that has caused her to have autism and learning disabilities...

MP Bob Seely has met with frontline NHS staff to hear more about how the services they deliver have evolved throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and their longer-term plans. During his visit Mr Seely met with paramedics, the Patient Transport Service,...

Emergency services are rushing to the scene of a collision on the Middle Road this lunchtime (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

Yarmouth’s Severn class all weather lifeboat was tasked to assist a 45ft sailing vessel with a loss of power and a potential danger to shipping last night (Friday). The RNLI volunteer crew headed west out of the Solent on a...

Former Team GB Olympic and England swimmer, Ricky Burrell, will officially start Wessex Cancer Trust’s Swim for Hope event on Saturday 4th September.   40 swimmers are taking part in the 1.3-mile cross Solent swim between Hurst Point in Hampshire and Colwell Bay on the Isle of Wight...

Huge appreciation has been given to members of the public who supported a crowdfunding campaign for the children’s charity NSPCC - helping it to launch its first children’s book. Pantosaurus and the Power of PANTS is based on the charity’s...

The Isle of Wight College is pleased to announce that it has secured funding from the Department for Education to help support the delivery of new Level 3 qualifications in the academic year commencing September 2022. T Levels are an...

Bembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat and All-Weather Lifeboat were launched this evening to assist a 30 foot sailing yacht aground in Priory Bay with 2 people onboard. Both the RNLB Norman Harvey and the RNLB Alfred Albert Williams were requested by HM Coastguard...