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UPDATED: Police are this afternoon (Wednesday) attending a road traffic collision in Binstead involving a Southern Vectis bus and a car. One of the bus company's new vehicles, a double decker bus operating on the Route 9 service, collided with...

This year's Bestival Amphitheatre stage line-up has been revealed, bringing an even bigger haven of twisted treats, extraordinary spectacles & eclectic joys. With smash hit Edinburgh Fringe shows, award-winning comedy, exclusive spoken word performances and enlightening talks, it’s mind-expanding fun for...

UPDATED: The suspected theft of a speedboat by a missing person prompted a multi-agency emergency response this evening (Sunday) off of the East coast of the Island. Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat and Inshore lifeboat; Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat;...

Entente cordiale came by way of a tow rope in the Solent yesterday (Saturday) when Cowes lifeboat came to the rescue of a grounded French yacht. The 29ft Gavot II, with a couple and their two children aboard, had come...

A 44-year-old woman has been rescued from the banks of the River Medina this evening (Saturday) following a multi-agency operation to free her from a sticky mud bank. Emergency services were called just before 18:15 to the scene outside Quay Arts...

Reports of a low flying aircraft in Ventnor prompted a search of the area earlier this evening (Saturday) amid fears an aeroplane had ditched into the sea. Members of the public reported to HM Coastguard seeing an unidentified aircraft flying...

Having now sifted through the hundreds of mp3 entries received in the past month, Bestival curator and BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank has today (Friday) announced the finalists for his annual quest to uncover the freshest in Island...

Firefighters from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin have successfully tackled a house fire at a property in Sandown this morning (Thursday). Crews were called to the scene on The Fairway at around 11:30 following reports from a postman of smoke billowing...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Firefighters have this evening (Wednesday) successfully tackled a flat fire above a launderette in Ventnor. Crews from Shanklin and Ventnor were called to the scene on Spring Hill at the junction with the High Street at just before 21:40,...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Council have rejected a 3000 signature petition against the introduction of parking charges at Appley and Puckpool parks in Ryde, it has been revealed.  The shocking news comes after the petition was handed over to...