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Britain's oldest person, Gladys Hooper, has sadly passed away in Ryde today (Saturday) aged 113. Gladys, a former concert pianist, last year became the oldest person in the world to receive a hip replacement at the grand age of 112...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tackled a van fire in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Saturday). One appliance from Ventnor Fire Station was mobilised to St Margaret's Glade off Newport Road at just before 15:45,...

UPDATED: The main road between Bembridge and Yaverland has been closed by Police close to Bembridge Airport this afternoon (Friday) following a serious road traffic collision. A Ford Transit tipper and a silver Lexus saloon car have collided on a...

Police are appealing for help to trace the driver of a black car which failed to stop following a collision with a teenage pedestrian in Cowes yesterday afternoon (Thrusday). Officers were called to Baring Road, Cowes, shortly after 15:30 yesterday to reports...

UPDATED: Scenes of crime investigators are in attendance at a property in Ryde this afternoon (Thursday), where Police have been present throughout the day. Since at least 03:00 this morning several officers have been situated outside the semi-detached house at 29 St...

UPDATED: Police have closed Lushington Hill in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday) following a road traffic collision involving a cyclist.  Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and several Police officers are attending the scene on the main road between...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's Red Jet terminal in Southampton has been evacuated this morning (Wednesday) following the discovery of a suspicious package. Hampshire Constabulary were called to the scene at Terminal 2, Town Quay shortly after 09:00 when Red Funnel staff raised concerns...

Photo: D King Firefighters equipped with an aerial ladder appliance, Police and ambulance crews have been attending an incident in Ryde this morning (Wednesday), where a man was standing on a window ledge on the second floor of a building....

A car has left the road and smashed into the trees lining the carriageway on Beaper Shute between Ryde and Brading this morning (Wednesday). According to eye witnesses, the male driver of the Honda Civic estate stumbled out of the...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision between Arreton and Apse Heath this evening (Tuesday), which has resulted in the closure of the main road in both directions. Fire crews are working to extricate the occupant of what...