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UPDATED: Firefighters are this morning (Wednesday) tackling a car fire on Victoria Avenue in Shanklin, leading to the closure of the road. One appliance from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene shortly before 07:50...

A surfer has been winched to safety by Coastguard helicopter this afternoon (Tuesday) after a large wave struck the surfer separating him from his board. A member of the public spotted the surfer in difficulty some 200 metres off of...

Fire crews have this morning (Tuesday) extinguished a small fire at The Met Bar in Ventnor. Several appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the popular seaside bar on Ventnor Esplanade shortly before 09:20,...

Detectives are this week investigating an incident of indecent exposure towards two 12-year-old girls at a popular Ryde park. At around 17:00 on Saturday (22nd March),  a man was reported to have acted inappropriately towards the two 12-year-old girls at...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a street in Ryde this morning after a 2ft wide sinkhole appeared in the middle of the road. Wood Street between Monkton Street and Trinity Street has been closed to traffic in both directions after...

UPDATED: Emergency services are currently attending a two car collision on Military Road at Compton. Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service from both Newport and Freshwater are on the scene near to Hanover Point, alongside...

A driver is understood to have fled the scene of a single vehicle collision near Freshwater during the early hours of this morning (Sunday) after a vehicle collided with a telegraph pole. Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire...

UPDATED: Access both in and out of Yarmouth has been severed this afternoon (Saturday) due to a fault with the Yar Bridge, which has become stuck in the open position. Motorists are being advised to avoid the area, with residents...

UPDATED: 50 homes remain without power in the Kingston area of East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). 300 properties were initially without power when a fault developed on the network at 10:45 this morning. Engineers from Southern and Scottish Energy (SSE)...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat was tasked to recover an object in the water off of the Sandown coastline this afternoon (Thursday) after a kite surfer became disconnected from his kite. Solent Coastguard received numerous calls from members of the...