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A 36-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a serious assault in Shanklin last night (Thursday). Police were called at 20:50 to reports of a group of people...

A burst water main that led to the loss of supply for 10,000 properties in Shanklin and the surrounding areas has now been fixed, with taps running in households once again this morning (Friday). Southern Water engineers have worked through...

A serious assault - thought to involve a metal pole - has led to a residential street being cordoned off by Police in Shanklin tonight (Thursday). Police are currently in attendance on Green Lane, where a small section of the...

Southern Water says that it aims for water supplies to be restored to 10,000 properties overnight - but that emergency bottled water stations will reopen in the morning as a precaution. Almost 12 hours have now passed since supplies were...

A 100m exclusion zone has been put in place around a piece of suspected explosive ordnance that has been discovered in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday). The item was located on the beach, near to the lifeboat station pier, at around...

Around 10,000 homes and businesses in Shanklin, Rookley, Wroxall, Alverstone and Newchurch are experiencing a complete loss of water supply - or at best low pressure -  as a result of a burst water main on the outskirts of Newport....

A woman suffered a puncture wound to her arm during a dog attack on a residential street in Ryde yesterday evening (Wednesday), prompting a Police investigation. It was at just gone 18:30 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was...

Very foggy conditions on the Solent have led to the suspension of Red Funnel’s vehicle ferry and hi-speed services this morning (Thursday). Reduced visibility means that the cross-Solent operator is unable to manoeuvre in and around Cowes Harbour, leaving the...

A 100m cordon has been erected following the discovery of a suspected piece of historic ordnance in a Ventnor garden earlier today (Wednesday). Police were called at 11:05 this morning (Wednesday) following the discovery of what is believed to be...

Armed Police were rushed across the Solent in response to concerns about a man armed with a knife in Newport yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday). It was at around 12:20 that the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service alerted Police to concerns for...