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EXCLUSIVE: 99p stores in Newport is set to close its doors at the end of the month but reopen just a few days later as Poundland, according to sources. The discount retailer - which recently merged with Poundland after Competition and Markets Authority approval - opened in...

UPDATED: A lorry has crashed into a house in Arreton this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency services including police and paramedics are currently in attendance at the scene on the main Sandown to Newport road. One fire appliance from Newport is also...

UPDATED: A VW Golf has collided with a wall in Wootton this morning (Wednesday), resulting in the vehicle coming to rest on its roof. The occupants of the hatchback are thought to have fled from the scene on Station Road...

UPDATED: Concerns are being raised about a recent increase in the number of apparent cases of drinks being spiked in bars and clubs on the Island, leading to females suffering fits and being rushed to hospital. Over the last few weeks there...

Health care services on the Island are facing significant pressures and challenges which has resulted in the decision being made today to cancel scheduled inpatient surgery for the rest of this week. Urgent and fast track cancer surgery is being...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport are attending a fire in Gurnard this afternoon (Tuesday). Two appliances are currently tackling a blaze at Upper Horn Hill off Rew Street, where a wood store is said to be well alight. Emergency services were alerted to...

UPDATED: Police are in attendance in Godshill tonight (Monday), where an incident is unfolding.  Several units are currently present in the village, near to the several restaurants. A man is said to be acting suspiciously. UPDATE @ 21:27 - Police...

Police have confirmed the identity of a man who died following a head-on crash in Whippingham on Tuesday night as that of 46-year-old Jonathan Legge, of Kings Road, East Cowes. Mr Legge was travelling towards Racecourse Roundabout from East Cowes in...

A fire at a pub in East Cowes has been extinguished by firefighters this morning (Monday). Crews from Newport and East Cowes were called to The Prince of Wales pub opposite Osborne House at around 11:10 following reports of smoke...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a property in Wootton this afternoon (Sunday).  An aerial ladder appliance is at the scene on Lushington Hill, where it is thought crews are dealing with...