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UPDATED: The main road between Chillerton and Newport has been closed by Police this afternoon (Wednesday) due to a fallen tree hitting a car. A white Ford Fiesta collided with the fallen tree on Whitecombe Road near Sandy Lane at...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Ryde and Newport are attending a property fire in the heart of Ryde town this morning (Wednesday), where at least one person has been rescued.  3 appliances - 2 from Ryde and 1 from Newport - were...

UPDATED: Police have this evening (Tuesday) carried out a search of Ryde after the town's Union Street Subway store was 'robbed at knife point', according to unconfirmed reports. Officers responded to Union Street and the Esplanade at shortly after 18:30...

A high performance yacht that was holed and in danger of sinking led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing across the Solent this afternoon (Tuesday).  The 22ft International Tempest with 2 men aboard was reported to have been holed near Bramble...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is appealing for the public’s help in choosing the right health service appropriate for their needs, as the Island's hospital capacity is being used at peak levels. With high numbers of people who are...

UPDATED: Police are currently attending a 3-car collision at Apse Heath, which is leading to some delays in the area this morning (Tuesday). No one has been injured in the incident, which has occurred at the junction of Winford Road and...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is attending to an unconscious male following a road traffic collision in Luccombe, Shanklin this afternoon (Monday). Police have closed the main Shanklin to Ventnor road as paramedics from the Isle of...

UPDATED: A bus carrying school children has been involved in a road traffic collision with another vehicle at Wootton Bridge this morning (Monday). Emergency services are attending the incident near to The Sloop where, according to eyewitness reports, a lorry...

UPDATED: A small number of homes and businesses in the Blackwater and Gatcombe areas are without power this morning (Monday) following an overnight power cut. At just before 04:00 power was lost in the areas to the South of Newport,...

UPDATED: Police say they are concerned for the welfare of vulnerable 17-year-old Charlie Marshall, who has gone missing from East Cowes for a third time. The teen went missing from his home in East Cowes yesterday (Saturday) and was last seen...