Southern Water says they are continuing to work to restore water supply to homes and businesses in the Newport area, some of whom have been without water for around 24 hours. Earlier this morning the Isle of Wight Fire and...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are responding to a road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road at the Blacklands Lane junction this evening (Thursday).  Multiple vehicles have been involved in...

Firefighters were called to reports of a tumble dryer fire at a property in Shanklin yesterday afternoon (Thursday). 2 appliances from Shanklin and Ventnor were mobilised to Magnum Hall off Howard Road at around 14:15. Upon arrival at the scene,...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - the 2 politicians vying for the position of Leader of the Conservative party and ultimately Prime Minister - have been on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday). Jeremy was first to arrive on the...

Solent Rescue Independent Lifeboat, an organisation that provides search and rescue cover for the Western Solent, has been gifted a lifeboat. The Arctic 24 boat, known as the Pride of Sidmouth, has been on 274 call-outs since 2004 in its...

With prolonged periods of warm weather expected over the next few days, a ‘heat health’ warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight. The Met Office say there is a 70% chance of heatwave conditions between between now and...

An individual that took a turn at a doctors surgery in Shanklin has been airlifted to a mainland hospital by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this afternoon (Thursday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service requested...

People across the Isle of Wight saved an extra 2,200 car miles by leaving their own vehicles at home and travelling by bus on Clean Air Day, according Southern Vectis.   The local bus operator marked the day by offering heavily...

Isle of Wight shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co has just completed its second export order destined for Mexico. The order, placed by Ultramar, the largest ferry operator in Mexico, consists of 2x 37m fast ferries which will be transported to Cancun...

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has today (Thursday) published a report into last July's plane crash in Bembridge, which seriously injured 2 people. On the afternoon of 12th July 2018, a Beagle B121 Series 2 Pup - registration G-TSKY...