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UPDATED: Police are this afternoon (Monday) attending a serious incident at a property in Ryde. A rapid response paramedic and at least 5 Police units were called to a block of flats on East Hill Road in the town at...

The moment of impact / Joseph Wolton UPDATED: A former Red Funnel ferry, the MV Balmoral, has collided into Trinity Landing in Cowes this morning (Saturday). Significant damage has been caused to the floating pontoon, located off The Parade on Cowes...

The Met Office have issued a double yellow weather warning for scattered, heavy downpours today (Saturday) and tomorrow, which they say will turn thundery in places. Although the Isle of Wight is included within the warning zone, forecasters say many...

An overdue dinghy prompted a search operation involving Cowes RNLI and HM Coastguard in Newport last night (Friday). Cowes Lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at shortly before midnight following reports of a person in a small dinghy...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard have responded to reports of a sinking boat on the River Medina in Newport this evening (Friday). It is the second time in just over a week that emergency...

UPDATED: Two vehicles have collided on Burnt House Lane at the junction with Pan Lane near Shide, Newport this afternoon (Friday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance at the scene, but no one is thought...

UPDATED: Police launched an aerial and land search during the early hours of this morning (Friday) after a car crashed through a garden wall and into a house in Upper Ventnor. The National Police Air Service helicopter from Bournemouth was...

Grab your lilo and get ready for the thrill of your life as the Bestival Ryde Slide is returning to Union Street on 17th July 2016, featuring a brand new design which will this year make the slide faster than ever. With 600...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Shalfleet between Yarmouth and Newport this afternoon (Thursday), in which a car has overturned. The incident, which is currently blocking the main road, occurred at just before 15:30. It is...

The Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP, has formally requested that the Isle of Wight Council makes an application for permission to appeal against the High Court judgment of 13th May, in relation to unauthorised school absence. As...