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A kitchen fire has been prevented thanks to working smoke alarms and the quick actions of firefighters from Sandown this afternoon (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to a terraced property on Lea Road at...

The Met Office are warning of strong winds across the country, including on the Isle of Wight, between 09:00 tomorrow (Wednesday) and 07:00 on Thursday. Gales are expected to move east across England and Wales during Wednesday with the strongest...

UPDATED: 4 fire appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of a domestic garage fire in Freshwater this lunchtime (Monday). Crews are tackling the blaze at a bungalow on Selwood Road having been...

UPDATED: Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat has launched to rescue at least 1 person at Luccombe this evening (Friday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have joined the independent lifeboat in the search at the remote location between Shanklin and Ventnor. The lifeboat...

A road traffic collision involving 2 cars is causing delays in Sandown this afternoon (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are in attendance at the fairly minor incident, which has occurred outside The Heights at the crossroads...

Members of the Isle of Wight's lowland search and rescue team, WightSAR, have been deployed to the mainland today (Friday) to assist mainland colleagues as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Gaia Pope. 19-year-old Gaia went missing...

Image: Farrell Design Studio/Westridge Garage/Pennyfeathers Property Company Ltd A planning application to re-locate Westridge Garage in Ryde, the first stage of the long-awaited Pennyfeathers development, has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council this week. Under the plans Westridge Garage...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are attending a road traffic collision on St George's Way in Newport this morning (Friday). A motorcyclist has been injured in the incident, which has taken place at the new ASDA...

UPDATED: Motorists are facing significant delays between Newport and Cowes this evening (Wednesday) as a result of a 2-car road traffic collision near the prisons. A red Citroen C3 has crashed into the rear of a grey Nissan 4x4 on...

Firefighters have tackled a small kitchen fire in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised to a residential address on New Road, off High Street at 13:30. 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport attended...