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A woman in her 80s has had a lucky escape after her small hatchback car came to rest on its side in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency crews were called to the scene on Brading Road at around 13:30 following...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tonight (Monday) in attendance at The Co-Operative store in Ventnor. Contingency crews based out of Drill Hall Road in Newport were called to the scene at around 22:30. The 999 call came shortly after the town went into...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this morning (Monday) tackling a property fire in Newport. Crews were called to the scene on Albany Road in the town shortly after 00:30 following reports of a fire at a residential property, which is believed to...

UPDATED: Dr Rory Fox, the controversial headteacher of Ryde Academy, has once again hit the national headlines this week after a letter, addressed to union representatives claiming that some senior teaching staff at Ryde Academy are lazy, petty, late and bully...

The case of Damien Nettles, a 16-year-old boy who went missing from Cowes, is being highlighted on the anniversary of the teen's disappearance some 18 years ago today. Damien, from Gurnard, was last seen during a Saturday night out on 2nd November 1996....

Three pumping appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Sandown seafront this lunchtime (Friday) over fears a gas canister was about to explode. Crews from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin were tasked to the scene...

UPDATED: Fire crews are this afternoon (Wednesday) attending an out of control bonfire in the garden of a residential property in East Cowes. One appliance from the town's fire station is currently in attendance at  St Josephs Close near to Kent Avenue, where...

UPDATED: Concerns are this morning (Wednesday) growing for the welfare of a woman who has gone missing from her home in Ventnor. Mary Phillips, who is described as 4ft 9" tall and of Filipino origin, left her home in Ventnor...

Firefighters from Newport and Ryde have successfully tackled a shed fire in Newport this lunchtime (Tuesday). Two appliances were called to the scene at a residential property on Forest View, part of the Camp Hill estate off Forest Road, shortly...

Firefighters have this morning (Tuesday) tackled a car fire off The Broadway in Sandown, resulting in the main through road being closed to motorists for over 30 minutes. One appliance from Shanklin Fire Station was called to the scene near to...