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The crew of Cowes RNLI were tasked to launch earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) after HM Coastguard were alerted that a man aboard a boat in the western Solent had suffered a suspected heart attack. The catamaran 'White Maiden' had been charted in...

Bembridge RNLI's all weather lifeboat launched in wet and windy conditions yesterday evening (Monday) to locate and assist a 21ft angling boat, which reported to HM Coastguard that it had lost all power having wrapped the prop on its own anchor...

Visitors to St Mary's Hospital are being asked to help stop the spread of norovirus by staying away if they have had any symptoms of the illness within the last 48 hours, as the virus spreads to two of the...

UPDATED: A flood alert has been issued for the Eastern Yar this evening (Sunday) for the first time since March following heavy rain fall across the Isle of Wight today. More than 20mm of rain has fallen in the last...

UPDATED: A young Island woman with special needs is today (Sunday) recovering at home after a terrifying attack in Shanklin last night, when a man approached and threatened the 18-year-old before trying to forcibly get her into a van. An investigation...

Two pumping appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have this afternoon (Saturday) attended a reported bus fire in Arreton. The two crews from Newport Fire Station were called to the scene near to Arreton Post Office...

The owner of Hong Kong Express in Ryde has been fined £1,200 and ordered to pay an additional £620 after being found to be breaking food safety regulations. Michael Hang, 55 and of Rowen Tree Drive, Seaview appeared in court...

UPDATED: Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this morning (Saturday) attending Lynn Pit Waste Transfer Station near Downend where some 600 tonnes of wood is smouldering. Two appliances from Newport Fire Station, a water bowser...

UPDATED: Police officers are tonight (Friday) involved in an ongoing incident in the Cowes area, which has prompted assistance from the National Police Air Support helicopter. Several readers have been in touch to report Police pursuing a car through the...

The Isle of Wight Council has today (Friday) published an independent technical review of two previous reports into a temporary road recently constructed by residents at the western end of Undercliff Drive. The technical review was conducted by Newport-based consulting...