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UPDATED: The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team from Portsmouth has been seen at the Isle of Wight College tonight (Monday).  At just before 20:55 the explosive experts and Police entered the grounds of the college in Newport, before stopping near to...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for fog overnight and into tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Largely clear skies and light winds will result in patchy fog beginning to form as we head throughout this evening, before becoming more widespread...

Photo: Wight Drone Ryde Arena Limited is to go into liquidation as it is felt by the directors that the company will not be able to trade again, it has been confirmed today (Monday). In a statement issued on the company's...

UPDATED: Motorists should anticipate delays in and out of East Cowes this afternoon (Friday) following a road traffic collision involving up to 4 vehicles. The shunt, which is thought to involve 3 cars and a van, has taken place outside...

Thorntons in Newport is to close its doors for good on 19th November, it has been confirmed. The chocolate shop and cafe situated on the High Street will close next month, 3 years after it's sister store in Ryde also closed. The...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a large fire in the open at Dame Anthony's Common in Binstead this morning (Friday).  Crews are attempting to locate a suitable access point to get close enough to the fire to tackle it. The...

A man in a distressed state and threatening to jump from a cliff top in Shanklin prompted the closure of the cliff path near to St Boniface Road this afternoon (Thursday).  It is understood that Police and HM Coastguard responded to...

Hovertravel's Freedom 90 craft has been taken out of service this afternoon (Thursday) after it suffered a smashed window on a crossing from Southsea. Engineers at Ryde are working to remove the individual window and install a replacement after a...

UPDATED: A Fiat 500 has been 'abandoned' on Carters Road on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday) after appearing to have collided with a tree. Police have been notified about the vehicle, which is currently parked facing the wrong way...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Middle Road near to Calbourne Mill this afternoon (Thursday), where a car has come to rest on its roof. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the...