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UPDATED: A man has been detained on Ryde Esplanade following a search involving Armed Police and the National Police Air Service helicopter tonight (Thursday). The action began at just before 22:30 when the Police chopper from Bournemouth began circling the skies above...

Police are warning Islanders to be dubious about buying items from random strangers following reports of men trying to sell machinery from the back of 2 Transit vans. Over the past couple days officers have received numerous reports of 2 Ford Transit...

A road traffic collision between 2 cars has blocked a residential street in Ryde this morning (Thursday).  A blue Vauxhall Astra and a red Peugeot 106 have collided on Arthur Street in the town. The come-to occurred at around 07:10....

A minor crash involving a Ford Ka and a school bus has forced the closure of the main road into St Helens this evening (Wednesday). Police are in attendance at the scene on Carpenters Road at the junction with Beaper...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a 2-car road traffic collision on Parkhurst Road, Newport this morning (Wednesday). A red Suzuki Swift and a dark red Mazda 2 have been involved in the crash outside HMP Isle of Wight and opposite St...

UPDATED: A 23-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences including dangerous driving following a Police pursuit in Ashey during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Officers are thought to have brought the driver to a halt on Ashey...

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision in Arreton this lunchtime (Tuesday), which is causing delays for motorists. 2 vehicles have collided near to Arreton Barns on the main Sandown to Newport road. Traffic is said to be...

Asda have confirmed that their first Isle of Wight store is set to open its doors on 21st August - just over 3 months away. To celebrate the opening, Asda Newport is looking for a young Island resident to create a...

A Mayday call of distress that resulted in a major search and rescue operation being launched in the Solent area last night (Monday) has been deemed a hoax. At around 21:45 lifeboats from Cowes and Gosport were joined by Coastguard...

UPDATED: A search and rescue operation involving 2 lifeboats and the Coastguard Rescue helicopter is underway on the Solent tonight (Monday). Cowes RNLI Lifeboat and Gosport Independent Lifeboat were tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around 21:45, although the Maritime...