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A 23-year-old man has been released on bail following last night's incident in Ryde, which saw more than half a dozen Armed Police descend on a residential close. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at just gone 19:00...

Armed Police have taken up position surrounding a property on a quiet residential street in the Haylands area of Ryde tonight (Thursday) following reports of a man armed with a sword. It was at around 19:30 that Hampshire & Isle...

An elderly male in his 80s has been arrested and taken in for questioning following an incident that saw Armed Police descend on Luccombe earlier this afternoon (Thursday). More than half a dozen specialist officers from both sides of the...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has rushed to the aid of a motorcyclist who has been injured in a crash on the main road at Hale Common this afternoon (Thursday). The incident involving a Vauxhall Astra and...

Armed Police have descended on the sleepy village of Luccombe amid an ongoing firearms incident, which has seen the Police helicopter scrambled from Surrey.  More than half a dozen specialist officers from both sides of the Solent are involved in...

Police are investigating after money was stolen during a ram raid at a petrol station in Sandown, which was carried out in a stolen tipper truck. At just before 07:00 this morning (Thursday), a Nissan Cabster was reversed into the...

'Fair ferries or ye’ll face mutiny' - that was one of the messages from protesters who gathered outside a crucial top-level meeting between ferry bosses, a transport minister and local stakeholders this morning (Wednesday). Mike Kane MP, Minister for Aviation,...

On the eve of a major meeting between the ferry companies, the Government and local stakeholders, Red Funnel's Red Eagle has been pulled from service once again - with a number of cancellations tonight (Tuesday). An issue with the cooling...

The main road through the heart of Carisbrooke is to be closed for the next 2 weeks to enable Southern Water to repair a collapsed sewer. It's said that the sewer has failed around 5 metres below the surface on...

Firefighters were called into action yesterday afternoon (Monday) after a fire broke out at HMP Isle of Wight. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a fire at HMP Isle of Wight at...