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UPDATED: Fire crews from Newport and Freshwater, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a road traffic collision at Calbourne tonight (Sunday). Emergency teams were called to the scene near the junction of Elm Lane and Lynch...

A horse rider has been taken to hospital following an incident in Godshill this lunchtime (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service was called to Hollow Lane at around midday to reports of a woman laying in the road having dismounted from...

UPDATED: The main road between Godshill and Rookley has been closed by Police this morning (Sunday) following a road traffic collision. A motorcycle is thought to be involved in the incident, which has occurred near Pagham Farm. Emergency services were called...

Firefighters from Freshwater have extinguished a car fire at Golden Hill Fort tonight (Saturday). 1 appliance from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was mobilised to the incident near Norton Green at around 21:15. A Ford Mondeo estate...

Firefighters forced entry into a furniture shop to prevent the fire spreading UPDATED: Crime scene investigators from the mainland are working with the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to identify the cause of this morning's fire in Shanklin. A...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Shanklin, Newport and Ryde are attending a flat fire on Victoria Avenue in Shanklin this morning (Saturday).  Crews were called to the scene at the junction with the High Street at just gone 03:10. 2 appliances, an...

UPDATED: A woman has been pulled out of her overturned vehicle by Police after ploughing into the River Medina at Coppins Bridge in Newport this morning (Saturday). It is said the female driver is lucky to be alive after crashing...

UPDATED: Up to 10 Police units are in attendance at a disturbance in Oakfield, Ryde tonight (Friday).  The large response was initiated shortly before 23:45 when Police received reports of a large group of youths causing issues at an event at...

36-year-old Kevin Finch, who previously admitted raping an 18-year-old woman in Niton back in October, is to appear before Portsmouth Crown Court for sentencing in April. Finch, from East Cowes but now listed as having no fixed abode, already admitted to raping...

EXCLUSIVE: Communication systems for Ryde's Pubwatch and Shopwatch are reportedly down after power was cut to the former Ryde Town Hall yesterday (Thursday). Engineers from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have terminated the supply to the former Town Hall and...