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UPDATED: Police have this morning (Saturday) cordoned off an area of the End of the Line Cafe in Freshwater. Several units from Hampshire Constabulary are in attendance in the grounds of the cafe car park at Honour and Jeffrey garden centre on...

Ryde Inshore Rescue have this evening (Friday) launched to the assistance of a yacht that has run aground on a sandbank off Ryde. The independent and volunteer crew were tasked to launch by HM Coastguard at around 18:30 after a...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have this evening (Friday) detonated an unexploded piece of ordnance at Yaverland Beach near Sandown. Police cordoned off a section of the popular beach and led members of the public off the cliffs at around 17:00 to allow...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A house boat has caught fire at Bembridge Harbour tonight (Thursday).  Firefighters from Bembridge and Ryde are currently tackling the blaze, which has engulfed the rear an old barge at Selwyn Marina. Four breathing apparatus are being used...

UPDATED: A male pedestrian has been involved in an incident on Fairlee Road, Newport this morning (Thursday). Police and paramedics are currently attending the scene at the pedestrian crossing near to Medina College. Traffic is reported to be backed up in...

  The Isle of Wight Council has welcomed the news that MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been named as the preferred supplier of wind turbines for the Navitus Bay Offshore Windfarm, meaning wind turbines will be produced locally for the...

Appuldurcombe House in Wroxall has gone on the market for a whopping £6million, but potential buyers are warned that it will cost that again (and some) to restore the Grade I listed  'Calendar House' back to its former glory. Anyone...

UPDATED: Whitehouse Road on the outskirts of Newport has been closed in both directions this morning (Wednesday) following a road traffic collision involving four vehicles. Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on the scene...

UPDATED: Hundreds of Islanders expecting to see British pop band UB40 have been left disappointed and angry tonight (Tuesday) after organisers oversold tickets for the event by around 300, leaving eager fans out in the cold. The band, who have had more than 50 singles...

The Isle of Wight Council has today (Tuesday) confirmed details of work to create vehicular access to properties affected by last year’s landslip along Undercliff Drive, near St Lawrence. The council has been working with Island Roads to develop a...