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UPDATED: Red Funnel have this lunchtime (Wednesday) announced the development of Red Jet 6, the latest addition to the cross-Solent fleet.  The announcement has been made by CEO Kevin George at Venture Quays, where the new hi-speed vessel is going...

Bembridge RNLI launched their all weather lifeboat earlier than expected this evening (Tuesday) following a launch request from Solent Coastguard. The volunteer crew had planned to launch for training at 19:00 but at around 17:10 they were tasked to investigate a...

UPDATED: Neighbours in a quiet residential road on the outskirts of Newport have lifted a car onto its side to free a young boy after he was run over by the vehicle this evening (Tuesday). Emergency services, including the Isle...

Police have launched an appeal for information following a fatal head-on road traffic collision on the outskirts of Shanklin on Sunday in which 48-year-old John Hawes, a well known and much-loved motorcyclist in the local biking community, died.  Mr Hawes of Newport, known...

UPDATED: Paramedics are this morning (Tuesday) in attendance in Niton after a child is reported to have been hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the scene outside the village's shop on Newport Road at the junction with...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this morning (Monday) attending an area close to Lower Furrlongs in Brading where a calf is reported to be stuck in a river. One appliance from Newport, one from Sandown and the Animal Rescue Unit from Newport...

An unidentified Mayday call sparked a large scale lifeboat and helicopter search of the Solent this afternoon (Sunday). Bembridge RNLI and Selsey RNLI were tasked to launch at about 16:25 in response to an unidentified Mayday call on VHF Radio...

UPDATED: Firefighters are attending a serious road traffic collision between a motorcycle and car on the outskirts of Shanklin this evening (Sunday) in which one person has died. Crews from Newport and Shanklin are in attendance at Cowleaze Hill between...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this afternoon (Sunday) attending a serious road traffic collision involving a female cyclist and up to 3 vehicles on Clatterford Road near Carisbrooke. Fire crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in...

Bembridge RNLI were launched by HM Coastguard this afternoon (Saturday) to go to the assistance of a 61ft twin-engined motor boat that had broken down south of the Nab Tower with 2 people onboard. Having quickly located the vessel after...