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Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating an incident in Freshwater which left a 51-year-old woman scared and shaken. Between 22:15 and 22:30 on Thursday, as the woman was walking along Monk Lane, she was approached from behind and...

UPDATED: A yacht has run aground on Ryde Sands this lunchtime (Tuesday), prompting the assistance of Ryde Inshore Rescue. Volunteer lifeboat crewmen have gone to the aid of the stricken sailors, who ran aground on an ebbing tide in heavy...

Health services are experiencing sustained pressure once again following a rise in the number of patients attending the Emergency Department at St Mary’s Hospital today (Monday). Due to the increase in demand, the decision has been made to postpone non...

A motorcyclist has died 4 weeks after being involved in a collision with a car on The Downs near to Knighton. Police are today (Monday) renewing their appeal for witnesses to come forward following the death of 50 year-old Mark...

A 19-year-old Island teenager from Shanklin has been treated for stab wounds following a racist attack in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Sunday), which left a knife lodged in his arm. The young man, originally from Thailand, was rushed to...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport, Shanklin and Ventnor are this evening (Sunday) responding to a field fire in Arreton. Two appliances and a water carrier are currently attending the incident off the main road. UPDATE @ 20:51 - Upon arrival at...

Two people have been taken to hospital for precautionary check ups following a house fire in Newport this morning (Sunday). Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, two from Newport and one from Cowes, were mobilised...

VIDEO: Firefighters have extinguished a shed fire in Ryde this evening (Saturday). Two appliances from Ryde Fire Station were called to an address in Player Street shortly before 19:40 following reports of a shed ablaze. Crews have tackled the fire using...

A dispute has erupted at the Conflict History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood, with Police yesterday (Thursday) preventing the museum's managers, Stan and Jane Baker, from entering the property. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were instructed by land owner Jon Hinchcliffe - who lives...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport and East Cowes are this afternoon (Friday) attending a kitchen fire at a property in East Cowes.  Four breathing apparatus and two hose reels are being used to tackle the blaze at a semi-detatched dwelling on...