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The next wave of acts for this year's Fairweather Festival have been announced this evening (Tuesday), including special guest Shaggy and Saturday headliners Razorlight. Taking place on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September at Sandown Airport, the family-friendly event...

UPDATED: Households and businesses in Wootton are without power this morning (Tuesday) due to a power cut. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks are aware of the issue and are working as quickly as possible to restore supplies to those affected....

UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this afternoon (Monday).  The incident, which is thought to involve 3 vehicles, has taken place near the junction with Wilmingham Lane. Fire appliances from...

VIDEO: After weeks of intense voting, an Isle of Wight man has come top of a national poll to find the UK’s Tourism Superstar 2018. Red Funnel's Jim O’Reilly has been crowned Visit England Tourism Superstar in a vote organised by...

UPDATED: The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor has been closed this afternoon (Friday) due to a small landslide. A section of chalk from within the old chalk pit has fallen out into the road. Island Roads have closed the...

UPDATED: Emergency teams are working together to free the trapped occupants of a car following a serious collision on Briddlesford Road near Havenstreet this evening (Thursday). The road has been closed in both directions as the Isle of Wight Fire and...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a car fire at Downend on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Thursday).  A BMW X5 is currently engulfed in flames, sending black smoke billowing into the sky. Traffic is delayed in the area. UPDATE...

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Rowborough Lane on the outskirts of Brading last night (Wednesday) when a car ploughed into the railway bridge. It is unknown what caused the Rover to collide with the structure as no...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight are this morning (Thursday) investigating an incident in Cowes, which saw Fountain Yard closed to traffic for a time overnight. A cordon was erected at the entrance to the vehicular drop off for...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival 2018 have announced a total of 18 new acts to be added to the bill including Travis, The Wombats, Rak-Su, Sigrid, Hot Dub Time Machine, Hurts, The Pretty Things, LANY, Bang Bang Romeo,...