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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Live Nation’s acquisition of the Isle of Wight Festival will not raise competition concerns. Today's announcement follows a ‘phase 1’ investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the deal. As part of...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust says it is aware that a number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting are circulating in the community, prompting a reminder about how to stop the spread. Diarrhoea and vomiting (D&V) is highly contagious....

UPDATED: A search and rescue operation is underway this afternoon (Wednesday) following what is understood to be the sighting of a kayaker in difficulty at Freshwater Bay. The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team are on scene alongside Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and...

UPDATED: Wightlink's Yarmouth to Lymington car ferry service remains suspended this morning (Wednesday) following an engine room fire on board 'Wight Sky'. Emergency services were mobilised to Yarmouth Harbour at around 22:00 last night when a fire was reported in...

UPDATED: An overnight power cut is still affecting residents and businesses on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Wednesday). At just before 02:30 power was lost to properties in the Carisbrooke and Middle Road areas as 70mph winds battered the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard and other emergency teams are responding to a possible fire on board the Wightlink Yarmouth to Lymington ferry tonight (Tuesday).  The alarm was raised at around 22:00 when the car...

A fallen tree is currently blocking the railway line between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin, resulting in the suspension of Island Line train services tonight (Tuesday). Engineering staff are currently working to remove the debris from the line near Brading, but...

Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on the main Newport to Carisbrooke road this morning (Tuesday). 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to the junction of Wellington Road and Carisbrooke Road at just before 10:25. The fire, which broke out...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI lifeboat, Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and the Coastguard Rescue helicopter were all involved in the urgent rescue of a seriously unwell man off the coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Monday). At around 05:50 the...

UPDATED: Engineers from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks are working to restore power to homes in and around the Parkhurst area of Newport this morning (Monday). The supply of electricity was lost to properties in the PO30 5 area at 08:23....