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With cases of diarrhoea and vomiting circulating in the community, visitors to St Mary's Hospital are being reminded that it is vitally important for those who have been unwell with vomiting and/or diarrhoea recently, especially if they have had these...

The Carlton, which is set to be demolished early in 2017 The demolition of The Carlton Hotel in Sandown, and the building of a brand new Premier Inn hotel in its place, has been approved by the Isle of Wight...

UPDATED: A pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a car on the pedestrian crossing outside St Mary's Hospital in Newport this afternoon (Monday). Emergency services are currently on the scene of the incident on Parkhurst Road. They were...

Canadian band Arcade Fire have been announced as the Saturday headliners of next year's Isle of Wight Festival, which takes place between 8th-11th June. Tickets for the weekend-long event - including special Islander tickets - have gone on sale this morning (Monday)...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 10-year-old boy was approached by a suspicious man just yards from a primary school in Ryde on Friday. The incident is said to have taken place at around 15:30 on Friday 4th November...

A man has escaped serious injury after smashing into the side of Red Funnel's Red Jet 4 this afternoon (Saturday).  At just after midday a jet ski collided with the hi-speed vessel near Fawley, as caught on camera by Richard...

A large fire in a rural location in Rookley has prompted calls to the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this evening (Friday). Flames can be seen licking into the air for miles around, leading to concerns from local...

As temperatures start to plummet, gritters will be treating the Island's road network for the first time this season from midnight tonight (Friday). Major roads across the Island will be treated with salt, alongside footbridges at Stag Lane and Hunnycross Way,...

Part of St Mary's Hospital in Newport was evacuated shortly after 10:00 this morning (Friday) over fire fears. Patients and staff were ushered out of the X-Ray, fracture clinic and cafe areas after a burning smell was reported. 1 appliance...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to an outbuilding fire in East Cowes during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Appliances from Newport and Cowes were alerted to a well-alight outbuilding at Waverly Caravan Park...