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UPDATED: Firefighters are tonight (Tuesday) tackling a stable fire on the outskirts of Ventnor. Two appliances from Shanklin and Ventnor and a water carrier from Ventnor are currently attending the incident on Newport Road near Wroxall. A stable block is...

UPDATED: Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending Yarmouth Harbour this evening (Tuesday) following reports of a fire on board a boat. Crews from Yarmouth and Newport were called to the scene at 17:15...

Firefighters from Ryde and Newport have responded to a smell of burning at The Co-Operative store in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the large store on Anglesea...

Police are appealing for information after a man was robbed and had £200 stolen from him in Newport on Friday.   At around 18:00 the 19-year-old was approached by a man on Manners View, who struck up a conversation with the...

Firefighters freed a tourist who was accidentally locked in the female toilets at Appley Park in Ryde for nearly an hour this evening (Saturday). The woman was spending a penny at around 20:00 when the door was locked suddenly without...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Police have closed Arthur's Hill in Shanklin this morning (Saturday) following what is understood to be a serious road traffic incident. At least 6 Police units have responded to the scene between Avenue Road and Hope Road,...

UPDATED: A major search is underway tonight (Friday) to locate up to 4 missing males on the River Medina beside the Isle of Wight Festival. Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newport, Ventnor and Bembridge are currently searching the banks of the...

Four Islanders have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours for their services to the community and to charity, including 17-year-old Natasha Lambert who has become one of the youngest ever recipients of the British Empire Medal. Sean Harrison, 43,...

They said that it would happen and now it’s a reality - hundreds of people are set to slip and slide down Union Street this summer as it is confirmed the Bestival Ryde Slide is coming to the Island in July....

Poundland has today (Thursday) opened its latest store on the Isle of Wight in Ryde High Street. Locals have been anticipating the opening for some time with extensive building works having been undertaken over the past few months. The works have...