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UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision on Middle Road at Calbourne this afternoon (Friday). A car has left the carriageway and gone into the trees near to Calbourne Water Mill on the B3399 between Calbourne and...

The first acts set to appear at this year's Fairweather Festival have been announced this morning (Friday) Headlining the Main Stage on Friday 31st August is platinum-selling rapper Example and DJ Wire. With 13 top 40 singles to his name,...

UPDATED: A Vauxhall Corsa has come to rest upside down on its roof on Ashey Road near Ryde this evening (Thursday). Police and paramedics are in attendance between The Downs and East Ashey Lane, close to the fields used for...

Mechanical issues and essential maintenance have led to a number of cancellations to cross-Solent travel for tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday. Wightlink are currently experiencing an issue on one of their ships, meaning the 06:30, 08:30 and 10:30 car ferry sailings...

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for ice on the Isle of Wight tomorrow morning (Friday). Following a spell of rain, temperatures will fall quickly later on tonight and into the early hours allowing ice to form...

UPDATED: 2 cars have been destroyed and the exterior of a semi-detached property has been damaged in a fire in East Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently attending the incident at Princess...

At 11:50 local time this morning (Wednesday), Wightlink’s new environmentally friendly ferry 'Victoria of Wight' went down the slipway at the Cemre shipyard in Yalova, Turkey to cheers from Wightlink staff and hundreds of shipyard workers. Workers at Cemre started...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Council have confirmed that the Cowes Floating Bridge is to remain out of action until at least the end of the week - not tomorrow as expected. The troubled Floating Bridge No. 6 was pulled...

UPDATED: 3 people are being led to safety this lunchtime (Tuesday) after getting stuck in the mud at Thorness Bay. A 999 call was received by the Coastguard at just before 11:30 reporting that 3 people were in difficulty on Porchfield...

43-year-old Richard Moore from Newport has pleaded guilty to a number of attempted child sex offences. Moore appeared before Southampton Crown Court yesterday (Monday) where he pleaded guilty to grooming a child and arranging to meet a child to engage...