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UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Blacklands Lane near Newport this morning (Monday). A car has left the carriageway and come to rest about 15m off the road, however no one is believed to...

A mother and 2 children have escaped from their property without injury following an electrical fire in Brighstone earlier this morning (Monday). 2 fire appliances from Newport and Freshwater were called to Shippards Road at 05:22 when smoke alarms alerted...

Barriers and temporary traffic lights have been erected around an unsafe building in Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday). The property on the corner of Maderia Road and Trinity Road has been deteriorating for sometime, but now fears are growing about the...

UPDATED: 'Words fail us' - that's the message from the owners of Shoreside Café in East Cowes following the apparent theft of their community defibrillator. The life-saving device, which is normally situated on the external wall of the cafe on East...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a small fire at the Gracellie Hotel on Hope Road in Shanklin this morning (Sunday). Appliances from Shanklin, Sandown, Ventnor and Ryde are on scene having been alerted to the incident at around 09:00. The Incident...

UPDATED: Red Funnel have cancelled 2 cross-Solent sailings tonight (Saturday) as a result of engine troubles on board Red Falcon. The vessel is currently unable to berth in Southampton due to the reported technical issue, which has affected those on...

The skills of a window fitter turned firefighter have resulted in the successful rescue of a mother and her child from a bathroom in Freshwater this evening (Saturday). 1 appliance from Freshwater Fire Station was mobilised to Bowbridge Court shortly...

UPDATED: An elderly man has been transferred to an awaiting ambulance by HM Coastguard after falling on a beach in Bembridge this morning (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were alerted to the plight of the casualty on Swains...

A proposal to improve the safety and quality of hospital-based services for patients on the Isle of Wight has been published today (Friday), revealing that the most acute stroke, critical care and neonatal patients will be transferred to mainland hospitals. Under...

Firefighters have extinguished a campervan fire on Embankment Road in Bembridge this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised to GP Motorworks at around 10:10 following reports of a vehicle well alight. The plumes of black smoke have now...