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A kite surfer in difficulty off the Yaverland coastline was successfully rescued yesterday evening (Thursday) thanks to the efforts of members of the public and the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. The independent and voluntary lifeboat crew were tasked to...

The Island's MP, Andrew Turner, has been successful in securing a debate about the Ferry Services to the Isle of Wight when the House of Commons returns after the Conference break.  The debate will take place in the Chamber of...

Visitors to Newport's Jobcentre at Broadlands House were alarmed this morning (Thursday) when they were directed to get into the center of the room and later told to evacuate the building on the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks....

UPDATED: A hotel on the outskirts of Shanklin was evacuated during the early hours of this morning after a fire broke out in the pump house for the on-site swimming pool. Guests at Luccombe Hall Hotel were told to leave...

UPDATED: Isle of Wight Council leader Ian Stephens has commenced a process of reorganisation of the council’s Executive including bringing about a number of structural changes to the allocation of responsibilities amongst Executive members. In addition fresh appointments will also be...

The presence of a Police helicopter circling above homes in Ryde tonight (Tuesday) sparked residents to head into the streets to discover what was occurring, with what now appears to have been a search for a missing vulnerable 15-year-old girl....

UPDATED: Customers and staff at BHS in Newport have been evacuated from the store this evening (Tuesday) after smoke began to fill the ground floor building. Firefighters from Newport Fire Station are currently attending the scene and have entered the building...

A crew member on board Wightlink's St Helen vessel was taken to hospital yesterday (Monday) after being crushed between two vehicles after a driver forgot to apply their handbrake. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on the Fishbourne to Portsmouth route...

PICTURE GALLERY: Chic featuring Nile Rodgers brought an emotional close to Bestival 2014 last night (Sunday) with their hit-after-hit performance dedicated to a long-time guitar roadie, Terry Brauer, who passed away yesterday evening ahead of the group taking to the main stage. The...

Bestival organisers are leaping with joy tonight (Sunday) having officially set a new world record for the world's biggest disco ball, which came in at over 10m. The achievement was announced alongside Nile Rodgers ahead of tonight's performance from Chic,...