An elderly male has been rescued from an awkward predicament by fire crews after becoming stuck on a ladder in Sandown this afternoon (Saturday).  3 fire appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde are on scene at Sandham Close off Perowne Way -...

A main road through Newport town centre has been closed by Police this lunchtime (Saturday) as a result of a woman and a child being hit by a campervan. The incident has occurred on Pyle Street, to the rear of B&M,...

Police have established a crime scene on a residential road in Ryde this morning (Saturday) following an incident which has led to 1 person being arrested and another being treated by paramedics. Emergency services were called to Well Street, near...

60-year-old Michael Lee Orton has escaped going to jail and has instead been handed a 2-year supervision order - despite slashing his wife's throat and killing the family dog at their home in Binstead last June. A 3-day fact-finding hearing...

Moving to Spain to live there is the dream of tens and hundreds of thousands of those who know at least something about this sunny country. Spain is a country where no one is ever in a hurry. Take some...

Over the last decade, interactive gaming has become one of the biggest areas in this market. The increased quality of the internet and more accessible gaming experiences have improved interactive gameplay. But interactive gaming is expected to boom again in...

Essential survey work of the existing coastal defences along Embankment Road in Bembridge has got underway this week as part of a wider refurbishment project proposed by the Environment Agency. Over the next 6 weeks, specialist ground penetrating radar (GPR)...

Police have stepped up patrols of the Quarr area between Binstead and Fishbourne as a result of ongoing anti-social behaviour, ranging from graffiti to unauthorised encampments. It's been reported that incidents of an anti-social nature have been occurring in the...

A Niton man who tried to rob an Isle of Wight taxi driver at knifepoint has been sent to prison for 8 years. It was on 12th November last year that Nicholas Butcher, of Allotment Road in Niton, caught a...

A staggering 84% of Isle of Wight businesses checked during a recent inspection push by the Health and Safety Executive were found to have breached the law, resulting in 4 prohibition notices being served. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...