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UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to reports of a boat fire in Cowes this morning (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport are on scene at Cowes Yacht Haven following reports of a fire on board a...

44-year-old David Warner has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and a further 5 years on extended licence for robbing St Helens Post Office back in May of this year. Warner, of Field Lane, was arrested by...

Cowes RNLI have assisted an 18ft speedboat near Calshot tonight (Thursday) - the first shout for the volunteer crew in 6 weeks. Solent Coastguard tasked Cowes’ Atlantic-class lifeboat to the aid of the speedboat in the vicinity of Southampton Water at...

A 20-year-old man has been left with a suspected fractured jaw after an assault in Ryde on Tuesday (3rd October). The victim was approached by 2 men at the junction of Solent Close and Marina Avenue sometime between 18:00 and...

Police are warning businesses on the Isle of Wight to beware of a number of fake £50 notes which have been circulating locally. Officers have received 8 reports since the start of October at locations including Niton, East Cowes, Rookley,...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a motorbike fire on the driveway of a home in Binstead this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised to the scene on Maybrick Road at 07:00. 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using a...

It was a case of deja vu for the crew of Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat last night (Wednesday) when they launched into the night to assist a vessel in difficulty - the same vessel they launched to on Saturday night. The All...

UPDATED: More than 7 Police units are in attendance at Atherley Road in Shanklin tonight (Wednesday) following what is understood to be a robbery and assault. Officers have descended on the scene alongside paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

A series of burst water mains have left residents and businesses in Cowes without water today (Wednesday). Bricks have been lifted and holes have emerged on Watch House Lane outside The Union pub following 1 of the bursts, which has...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision in Ventnor this lunchtime (Wednesday). Police and ambulance crews are on scene at Ocean View Road, close to the junction with the top of Grove Road, where a car has collided...