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UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car near Apse Heath this evening (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the scene at the junction of Little Princelett Shute on...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat launched to a boat aground near to Bembridge Harbour earlier this afternoon (Friday).  The D-class lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around 13:05. Following a short journey towards Bembridge Harbour, the volunteer...

UPDATED: Armed Police have been deployed to the Co-Operative car park in Ryde this morning (Friday). Multiple Police units are in attendance at the scene surrounding a property backing onto Cross Street. 2 armed officers have smashed down a rear garden...

County Hall is once again under Conservative control following the party's victory in the Isle of Wight Local Elections with a strong majority of 25 seats. Islanders went to the polls yesterday (Thursday) and voted in a total of 25...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Medina Way in Newport tonight (Thursday) following a Police pursuit.  The incident has occurred near the B&Q exit of the roundabout at the start of the southbound dual...

UPDATED: Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) have this afternoon (Thursday) announced that they intend to amalgamate the troubled Sandown Bay Academy with Ryde Academy by September 2018. Senior officials from AET arrived on the Island this morning ahead of a meeting with...

UPDATED: A taxi driver is understood to have been robbed in broad daylight and at 'knife point' in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). 5 Police units responded to the scene on Mill Hill Road Windmill Close near Love Lane at just after midday following...

UPDATED: A grass fire has broke out on marshland in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene near Dinosaur Isle at just gone 17:00. 1 appliance from Ryde is on scene, but...

Police from across the Island have been conducting a search for a missing child in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday). At just gone 15:45 it was reported to Hampshire Constabulary that a young girl had gone missing in the area surrounding Wootton Recreation...

FOUND: A van owner has been left angered after his vehicle was stolen from outside his home in Newport last night (Tuesday). The grey Fiat Doblo (registration mark HW57 HFF) was taken from outside a residential address on Drake Road at...