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UPDATED: Police are tonight (Tuesday) hunting a man who has entered a Ryde Co-Operative store wearing a balaclava before assaulting at least one member of staff and terrifying shoppers. The masked individual ran into the convenience store on Somerset Road, Elmfield at...

UPDATED: Police officers and WightSAR, the Island's volunteer search and rescue team, are understood to be searching for a middle-aged man who has threatened to harm himself in Cowes this evening (Tuesday). Several Police units responded to the Cowes area at...

The National Lottery are on the hunt to track down the lucky winner of £1million as a ticket purchased on the Isle of Wight is yet to be claimed. A National Lottery ticket purchased on the Island for the 27th February...

UPDATED: RNLI lifeboat crews have responded to an incident at Spit Bank Fort in the Solent this evening (Monday) after reports of a fire. It was reported to HM Coastguard that a fire had broken out on the isolated fort...

UPDATED: Residents and businesses in Ryde and the surrounding areas have been hit by a power cut this evening (Monday). At just before 17:20 the power was temporarily cut to those in the PO33 1, PO33 2, PO33 3, PO33...

A car has collided with two parked vehicles and a wall in Ryde this morning (Monday), prompting a response from emergency services.  A red Nissan Qashqai has smashed into two parked cars - a grey Nissan Qashqai and a grey Hyundai i10...

UPDATED: A blaze that sent flames 15ft into the air at a derelict building in Shanklin last night (Saturday) was most likely started deliberately, according to the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.  Daylight has revealed the extent of...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Firefighters from Sandown, Ventnor and Newport are attending a large fire in Shanklin tonight (Saturday).  Flames can be seen shooting into the sky at the scene on Palmerston Road near Landguard Road. The Isle of Wight Fire...

UPDATED: Firefighters are attending a laundry room fire at Melville Hall Hotel in Sandown tonight (Friday). Crews from Ryde and Sandown were called to the scene on Melville Street off The Broadway at 22:04. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are...

UPDATED: A vehicle has come to rest on its roof on Smallbrook Lane in Ryde tonight, forcing the closure of the road. A gold coloured Citoren Saxo has leaked fuel across the carriageway after overturning near to Smallbrook Stadium. The...