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UPDATE ON 10th APRIL - Following this appeal, a 34-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour. Police are appealing for the public's help in locating a 34-year-old man who...

A 2-vehicle crash is causing disruption on a busy Isle of Wight route this lunchtime (Wednesday). Police and paramedics were first called to the scene on The Downs Road just past Newport Shute at around 11:50 following reports of a...

Chief Constable Scott Chilton has unexpectedly retired from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary with immediate effect amid an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct for alleged gross misconduct. Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today (Monday)...

A 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assaulting an elderly male in Newport - knocking him unconscious - has been bailed as investigations into the shocking incident continue. Detectives from Newport CID have taken the lead on the investigation into...

46-year-old Ben Scott has been charged with drink driving after he drove his car into a block of flats in Ventnor last night (Sunday). Police were called to Albert Street in the town centre at around 19:00 to reports that...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are investigating after a window was smashed at an address in Cowes this morning (Monday). Police were called at 03:21 this morning (7th April) with reports of a burglary at an address in Tennyson...

A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was violently assaulted in Binstead during the early hours of this morning (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has launched an investigation into the incident, which is said to have...

Red Funnel has once again cancelled a number of sailings on its vehicle ferry service to and from the Isle of Wight, as engine troubles on board Red Eagle lead to a third day of significant disruption. It was on...

A powercut affecting 808 homes across 65 postcode areas on the northern boundary of Newport, including Forest Road, Parkhurst and St Cross Business Park tonight (Sunday). Power was lost at 23:21 and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is working to...

A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of knocking out an elderly gentleman in his 80s, in what has been described by Police as a shocking and unprovoked attack. This afternoon (Sunday), Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary issued...