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Bembridge RNLI launched to assist a 30ft sailing yacht with 3 crew and a dog onboard this afternoon (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the All Weather Lifeboat at just before 16:50 following reports that 'Anigh Falls' engine had...

UPDATED: Paramedics are attending to an elderly man who has been knocked off his mobility scooter in Lake this evening (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police were called to Newport Road near the junction with Lamborbey Road...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have successfully freed a man trapped underneath a car in Newport. 1 appliance and the rescue tender were called to Hawthorn Close off Sylvan Drive at just before 15:00 following reports of...

UPDATED: The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor has been closed this afternoon (Tuesday) as the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance attends to a cyclist who has been seriously injured following a collision with a car. Emergency services were...

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has forced the closure of The Downs by Police this morning (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance at the scene between the...

UPDATED: Gurit has today (Tuesday) announced that it will transfer its UK prepreg business to its Spanish prepreg production facility by Summer 2018 - but it seems that the Isle of Wight factory will be unaffected by the move.Following the...

UPDATED: Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident in Sandown during the early hours of Friday morning (29th September). The incident - which Police have not expanded on - took place between 00:10 and 00:40 at the car park...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard last night (Saturday) to assist a 39ft sailing yacht with engine failure. The Tamar-class lifeboat ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ hit the water at around 21:40 and was...

Outgoing CFO Dave Curry, who will hand over to Neil on 1st January 2018 UPDATED: A new chief officer has been appointed to lead Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (IWFRS) from...

Police have this afternoon (Friday) named the pedestrian who was killed in a collision on the outskirts of Ryde last month as 69-year-old Tony Piggott. Mr Piggott, of Treefields, was seriously injured during a collision involving an Audi A2 on...