Ventnor’s Belgrave Road will remain closed into the Autumn, as Island Roads and the Isle of Wight Council admit yet more delays in clearing and securing the crumbling cliff face. The road has been closed since March following a major...

A man has tragically died after becoming injured on board a yacht whilst sailing out on the Solent yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday). It was around 12:20 that both Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat and Lymington RNLI‘s Inshore Lifeboat were paged to...

A 30-year-old woman from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following Sunday's incident at Sandown Jewellers, where a member of staff was punched and a ring stolen. The robbery took place at around 15:15 on Sunday afternoon (3rd...

A cyclist is being tended to by paramedics after being knocked off their bike in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on scene at Victoria Road. The road is blocked...

A motorcyclist killed in a road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road last week has been named as 58-year-old David Rann from Niton. It was last Tuesday (29th July) afternoon that Mr Rann and his wife - who was a pillion...

Major maintenance work to Medina Bridge in Newport - the dual carriageway - has been postponed until next year, Island Roads has confirmed. The work to replace 16 bearings on what is the Island’s longest and most well-used structure was...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's new Chief Constable, Alexis Boon, has taken up his position this week with a pledge to put communities at the centre of local policing. Boon joins from the Metropolitan Police, where he led commands...

More than 70 'Fatal Four' driving offences have been identified as part of a month-long road safety operation on the Isle of Wight. Operation Spotlight was a targeted national operation with the aim of making the roads safer and reducing...

A cyclist in her 60s has been taken to hospital after allegedly being pushed off the sea wall in Sandown in front of shocked holidaymakers, with 1 person arrested in connection with the incident.  It was at 15:10 that Police...

5 members of the Cowes community have been given special awards in recognition of their extraordinary dedication to the town at an event held at Northwood House. The Mayor’s Awards were issued by Cowes Mayor, Councillor Stuart Ellis, on Monday...