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Firefighters tackled a car fire in Brighstone earlier this afternoon (Saturday). 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to Wilberforce Road at around 12:25 when a fire broke out in the engine bay of a Peugeot 307. Flames ripped through the...

A woman who was plucked from the sea by the Coastguard Rescue helicopter off Ryde yesterday (Friday) has died. At just gone midday a member of the public reported to Solent Coastguard that a female was in difficulty around 200m...

2 men have been pulled from the River Medina by Coastguard Rescue officers after falling out of a boat. At just gone 23:15 it was reported that 2 males had entered the water near Newport Quay, prompting a response by Ventnor Coastguard...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has run aground this afternoon (Friday), forcing the service to be suspended for the second time this week. Just 2 days after it last run aground, the brand new multi-million vessel is once again high and...

A kayaker participating in a round the island charity challenge has been rescued by the volunteer crew of Ryde Inshore Rescue this afternoon (Friday).  Solent Coastguard were informed that the individual was struggling in the choppy conditions and had become...

UPDATED: An unconscious woman has been plucked from the sea off Ryde by Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 this lunchtime (Friday). Multiple emergency services are currently involved in the rescue operation including Ryde Inshore Rescue, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team, Police and...

ISLE OF WIGHT GENERAL ELECTION 2017 RESULTS Seely CON 38,190 Votes Critchley LABOUR 17,121 Votes Belfitt LIB DEM 2,740 Votes Pitcher UKIP 1,921 Votes Lowthion GREEN 12,915 Votes Jones-Evans INDIE 1,592 Votes VIDEO: Conservative's Bob Seely has been elected as the Isle...

UPDATED: Traffic heading in and out of Cowes is at a standstill following a road traffic collision between a car and motorcycle. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are currently attending the incident, which has occurred on Horsebridge Hill close...

Polling stations across the Isle of Wight have opened this morning (Thursday) in preparation for the thousands of Islanders who are expected to turn out to vote for who they want to become the Island's next MP. A total of...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled out of service once again, just hours after restarting operations following a 3-week suspension. Passengers are now being forced to use the passenger launch to cross the River Medina between Cowes and East Cowes,...