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A drunk man was safely led ashore at Totland Bay earlier this evening (Sunday) thanks to the efforts of Coastguard Teams and volunteer lifeboat crewman.  Yarmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was tasked alongside The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team to the...

UPDATED: Locals and holidaymakers in Sandown were surprised at the arrival of a helicopter on the beach this evening (Thursday) tasked to airlift a medical patient to hospital. Coastguard Resue 104 helicopter from Lee-on-Solent was called to assist the Isle...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this evening attending a reported fire at a hotel in Shanklin. Three appliances are in attendance at Daish's Hotel near to the Old Village where a laundry room is understood to be smoke-logged. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus...

Two vehicles have collided near to Osborne House in East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday) leading to tailbacks in the area.  A White Vauxhall Corsa collided into the rear of a Silver Volkswagen Van outside Osborne Garage shortly before 16:25, prompting...

UPDATED: A child has been involved in a road traffic collision in East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services were called to the scene near to Waitrose supermarket shortly before 15:00 where it is understood the child has collided with...

A horse has unfortunately had to be put down this afternoon (Wednesday) after it fell into a ditch near Freshwater. Following a two-hour rescue operation by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, a vet took the tough decision...

Ryde Inshore Rescue were paged to assist a 22ft yacht stuck on Ryde Sands this evening (Friday), one of the first shouts for the independent volunteer station since an attack on both lifeboats back in July. Ryde Rescue 2 was launched at...

UPDATED: Two cars have been involved in a collision on the outskirts of Whitwell this afternoon (Friday) resulting in the road becoming partially blocked. Police and ambulance crews are in attendance on Whitwell Road between Ventnor and Whitwell near to...

UPDATED: The headquarters of Island Roads in Newport has been evacuated this afternoon (Friday). Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to the scene on Daish Way following reports of an alarm activation. Crews...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning (Thursday) attending a road traffic collision in Brading. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Morton Common at around 09:35 following reports that a vehicle had collided with a tree. A grey Kia...