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The body of a man - believed to be in his 60s - has been discovered in unexplained circumstances in a former shop in central Newport today (Wednesday). A member of the public raised concerns with Hampshire & Isle of...

A 2-month-long one-way system is about to come into force on the main road between Newport and Cowes, which is set to cause significant disruption for motorists. With the building of houses at the new Three Oaks housing development pushing...

A car park in Shanklin has been cordoned off by Police and a man in his 60s has been rushed to hospital following an incident involving a car. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service...

The Isle of Wight could soon have another 2 drive-thru restaurants if plans being developed by McDonald's for both Cowes and Lake come to fruition. Rumours have been circulating for some time about the potential for a McDonald's drive-thru at...

Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 has been deployed to a remote beach near Blackgang this afternoon (Monday) following reports of a man suffering a medical emergency.. HM Coastguard was first alerted to the incident on the beach between Blackgang and St...

71-year-old paedophile Keith Matthews has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of 8 counts of sexual offences against 3 children in Ryde and East Cowes, the youngest being just 8 years old. In July 2022, Police received...

A crash involving a car and a motorcycle is causing significant delays on the main route through Wootton this afternoon (Monday). Emergency service personnel were first called to Lushington Hill at around 14:45 following reports of a multi-vehicle collision. At...

A kitchen fire in a third-floor flat in the heart of Ventnor, prompted an emergency response from Shanklin and Ryde firefighters. Shanklin and Ryde crews were alerted at 09:21 to a kitchen fire at a property on Church Street in...

A woman stuck in the mud at Bouldnor had to be rescued by emergency services yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The casualty had ventured along the coast between Yarmouth and Newtown on one of the hottest days of the year so far....

Specialist officers from the mainland were drafted in to undertake the complex, multi-agency recovery of a body from a caravan in Shanklin this evening (Sunday). Emergency services were called to an address on Witbank Gardens on Saturday night, where an...