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UPDATED: Sainsbury's Petrol Station in Newport has been cordoned off by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Friday). Appliances from Newport, Cowes and Ryde are on scene at Hunnycross Way, alongside the Incident Command Unit. It...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision between a car and lorry at Shalfleet this evening (Thursday). The main Newport to Yarmouth Road has been blocked as a result of the smash, which has taken place at...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a bungalow on a quiet residential estate in Northwood as forensic investigators examine the property this afternoon (Thursday). Several specialist officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Scientific Services department have donned white suits and have entered the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending an incident at a factory in Sandown this morning (Thursday). At just gone 09:00 more than 4 crews from Ryde and Newport, including an Aerial Ladder Platform, were called to...

Firefighters are attending a car fire on Station Road in Wootton this evening (Wednesday). The road has been closed in both directions as a single Newport fire crew work to extinguish the flames. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

UPDATED: A 2-car road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport is adding to delays in the area this morning (Wednesday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently attending the incident on Racecourse, close to Racecourse Roundabout....

Firefighters worked to extinguish a large fire in the open in Totland last night (Tuesday). Both the pumping appliance and water carrier from Freshwater Fire Station were called to Cliff Road at around 18:15. Hose reels and main jets were...

Hovertravel are to run a one-craft shuttle service tomorrow (Wednesday) due to an unexpected technical issue with one hover and scheduled maintenance taking place on another. Customers booked on the 06:15 service from Ryde will be boarded in accordance with...

UPDATE: The Scrutiny Committee have recommended that the decision is deferred until April's Cabinet meeting, with a public information event to take place between now and then. Islanders could be put at risk and firefighters faced with massive moral dilemmas under...

UPDATED: Police and fire crews are attending an incident in Ryde this morning (Tuesday) in which a man has taken up position on a roof top. Cross Street has been closed between George Street and Union Street as emergency teams...