VIDEO: Firefighters have extinguished a car fire near Brading this evening (Sunday). One appliance from Newport Fire Station was called to a lay by on Brading Down Road at 21:30 following reports of a vehicle well alight. Upon arrival, fire...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Bomb disposal experts have been tasked to the Island today (Tuesday) following the discovery of a suspicious object on a South Wight beach. An area of the beach in Ventnor has been cordoned off by Police after...

UPDATED: Bomb Disposal experts are this afternoon (Tuesday) attending what is believed to be an unexploded mortar on Tennyson Down, Freshwater. The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team were called from Portsmouth earlier this afternoon by local Police after what is...

VIDEO: Thousands of spectators enjoyed the sight and sound of fireworks at Arreton Barns yesterday (Tuesday) as the annual bonfire night celebrations returned to the rural craft village. With rain and strong winds cancelling a number of displays and bonfires...

Fire crews from Newport and Ventnor have responded to reports of a house fire in Ventnor Town this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene at Albert Street shortly after 16:00. Upon arrival, firefighters forced entry into a property...

Visitors to Yarmouth will now be able to find a wealth of information about the historic town and the surrounding area thanks to a new Tourist Information Point at Yarmouth Harbour Office, which was launched yesterday (Friday).    Already offering...

One pumping appliance from Newport Fire Station attended a small fire in the open in Whitwell this evening (Thursday). The alarm was raised by a local resident at around 18:00, after reporting a fire in a field off of Kemming...

With the 124th running of Ventnor Carnival well underway this week, thousands lined the streets of the seaside town last night (Saturday) for the annual illuminated carnival procession. With the same luck as Ryde Carnival, which ran earlier in the...

Two baby T-Rex dinosaurs were revealed to the public today (Thursday) as the UK's oldest theme park, Blackgang Chine, celebrates 170 years in business. Following in the footsteps of the Isle of Wight's Dinosaur Island theme for 2013, the historic...

Police and Coastguard rescue teams are this morning (Sunday) conducting a land and sea search in Ventnor. Emergency services were called at around 09:30 after a pair of shoes, a towel and an inflatable were found unattended on the beach,...