The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a fire at a thatched cottage in Brighstone this evening (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport are currently on the scene. Emergency services were alerted to the cottage, located off a...

Saturday shoppers witnessed the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service swing into action in the middle of Newport this afternoon (Saturday) to rescue a herring gull. Firefighters from nearby Newport Fire Station were called out at around 15:00 when...

Police have released a new photo of missing Joyce Maryon showing the distinctive clothing she was wearing when she went missing on Tuesday. Officers involved in the ongoing search for the 51-year-old are hoping the image might help the public identify...

Age UK Isle of Wight have extended their digital support for the over 50s by launching a brand new digital drop-in venue in Shanklin. The local charity’s Digital Inclusion Project has been running for the last 4 years, helping Islanders...

The challenge is immense, but Isle of Wight firefighter Mark Grimes is determined to finish this month's London Marathon - his third time running the event. Ryde-based Mark was diagnosed with an oligodendroglioma tumour back in 2015 and in April...

Wightlink will be operating a revised timetable on their Fishbourne to Portsmouth service tomorrow (Sunday) and again on Monday. The cross-Solent operator says that the changes to the advertised timetable are to allow maintenance work to be completed. Those travelling...

A 2-inch mortar that was discovered in a farmer’s field in Shanklin has been blown up in a controlled explosion at Yaverland beach near Sandown this morning (Saturday). 3 Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts from Portsmouth - and a fourth...

Ted Funnel catches a ride with Bloon's Adam Faulkner The team from Robin Hill Country Park and Red Funnel teamed up to take a hot air balloon sky high from Mayflower Park in Southampton yesterday morning (Friday), just meters away...

The Isle of Wight's Joint Operations Roads Policing Team have seized a vehicle that was being driven on the road by a 16-year-old this evening (Friday). Officers pulled the silver Suzuki Swift over whilst out on patrol in the Newport area....

Search and rescue volunteers from WightSAR have been deployed alongside Police in the search for missing 51-year-old Joyce Maryon from Ryde. Joyce hasn’t been seen since late on Tuesday night and concerns are growing for her welfare. She was last seen...