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UPDATED: A male cyclist has been injured in a road traffic collision in Blackwater this morning (Thursday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the scene on Blackwater Shute at around 07:00 after the cyclist was...

The main road from Sandown to Newport through Arreton is to re-open throughout this evening (Wednesday) and will be fully re-open by tomorrow morning, Island Roads have confirmed.  The road has been closed to motorists in both directions since April...

The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Friday. A yellow warning for rain has been issued from midday on Friday until 07:00 Saturday with isolated severe thunderstorms likely to develop followed by a band of more widespread...

Guests at the Holistic Holidays Hotel in Shanklin have been relocated this evening (Tuesday) following a small fire. Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service from both Newport and Shanklin stations were called to the Eastcliff...

Members of the public are due to gather in Sandown tomorrow (Wednesday) as a last resort in the search for missing 71-year-old Michael Davies, who remains missing without trace since disappearing from a hotel in Sandown some 14 days ago. A...

UPDATED: A sinkhole has opened up on a recently resurfaced stretch of Beachfield Road in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). Police have closed the through road in Sandown town at the junction with Pier Street following the discovery of the 5 metre deep...

Southern Vectis have today (Monday) announced that a total of 4 rural bus routes are to be withdrawn entirely and two others will see changes in what has been described as the largest funding cuts to supported bus services seen on...

UPDATED: 4 adults and 8 children have been airlifted to the cliff tops at Blackgang tonight (Sunday) after finding themselves unable to make head way up the cliff to safety. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team, The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team and...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin are this afternoon (Sunday) working to rescue a large cow that is stuck in mud at Alverstone. Three appliances and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service's Animal Rescue Unit are currently...

UPDATED: Seven people have been rescued from the Solent this afternoon (Saturday) after their yacht sank following a collision, sparking a full-scale rescue operation.  Cowes RNLI and Gosport Independent Lifeboat raced to the scene of the incident to the East of...