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Thorntons in Newport is to close its doors for good on 19th November, it has been confirmed. The chocolate shop and cafe situated on the High Street will close next month, 3 years after it's sister store in Ryde also closed. The...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a large fire in the open at Dame Anthony's Common in Binstead this morning (Friday).  Crews are attempting to locate a suitable access point to get close enough to the fire to tackle it. The...

A man in a distressed state and threatening to jump from a cliff top in Shanklin prompted the closure of the cliff path near to St Boniface Road this afternoon (Thursday).  It is understood that Police and HM Coastguard responded to...

Hovertravel's Freedom 90 craft has been taken out of service this afternoon (Thursday) after it suffered a smashed window on a crossing from Southsea. Engineers at Ryde are working to remove the individual window and install a replacement after a...

UPDATED: A Fiat 500 has been 'abandoned' on Carters Road on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday) after appearing to have collided with a tree. Police have been notified about the vehicle, which is currently parked facing the wrong way...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Middle Road near to Calbourne Mill this afternoon (Thursday), where a car has come to rest on its roof. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the...

UPDATED: A road in Sandown has been closed this evening (Wednesday) following the discovery of an unsafe building. St John's Road has been closed between the High Street and York Road in the interests of safety over fears a building...

UPDATED: 2 men have been rushed to hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) after suffering an electric shock at a caravan park in Sandown. Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, were called to Fairway Holiday Park on...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are working to free a horse that has become trapped in a ditch at Southford Farm in Whitwell this morning (Wednesday). Crews from Newport, Shanklin and Ventnor are in attendance at...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a car fire in Arreton this morning (Wednesday). 1 fire appliance from Newport is currently in attendance at the scene outside Hasley Manor on the main Newport to Sandown road. The vehicle, thought to be a...