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Yarmouth RNLI has come to the aid of 3 kayakers off the West coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Monday) after distress flares were spotted by the National Coastwatch Institution at The Needles. At around 14:15 Solent Coastguard...

UPDATED: A broken down train at Shanklin has resulted in the suspension of Island Line services this afternoon (Monday). Trains are currently unable to run between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin. This is expected to continue until 16:00. Passengers are...

UPDATED: HM Coastguard and Police are in attendance at Culver Down near Sandown this afternoon (Sunday) following the discovery of an unoccupied tent, which has raised concerns with a member of the public. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised to...

Bembridge RNLI and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have aided a broken down speedboat in Sandown Bay this afternoon (Sunday). The D-Class inshore lifeboat 'Norman Harvey' from Bembridge was launched at 13:03 to assist a 16ft speedboat that had broken...

Firefighters have tackled a small tree stump fire at Appley Park in Ryde this evening (Friday). An appliance from the town's nearby fire station was mobilised to the open park at 20:45 after it was reported to fire control that a tree...

UPDATED: A search is underway at Bouldnor near Yarmouth this evening (Friday) for what is thought to be 2 missing persons. A large number of Police units have gathered at the Horse and Groom pub car park on the main Newport...

UPDATED: Firefighters from East Cowes are attending a fuel spillage at the town's Osborne Garage this lunchtime (Friday). One appliance was mobilised to the Spar petrol filling station at just before 12:20, where a fuel spillage has occurred. According to...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this morning (Friday) attending a house fire at a property in Love Lane, Cowes. 3 appliances - 2 from Newport and 1 from Cowes - are on the scene off Mill Hill Road, where the top floor...

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...