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Firefighters have this evening tackled a kitchen fire at a property in Brading. Two pumping appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, one from Sandown and one from Ryde, were called to a first floor flat in...

Safety measures are being put in place this afternoon in Shanklin after a section of cliff fell towards the path below. The cliff face near to Channel View Hotel has collapsed causing tons of gravel, dirt and rocks to fall...

Emergency services and Island Roads operatives were kept busy throughout last night and into the early hours of this morning (Sautrday) as a band of heavy rain lashed down across the Island. Properties in Garden Way, Pan and The Strand...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are this morning (Friday) attending a road traffic collision on The Downs between Ashey and Newport. A Silver Peugeot has left the carriageway near to Duxmore Farm between Lime Kiln Shute and Newport Shute, and...

The grieving grandfather of Kiri-Jade Hodgkinson is believed to have had his house burgled on the day of the 14-year-old's funeral, it has been revealed. Hampshire Constabulary are now appealing for information to help find the culprit after Kiri's grandfather,...

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been announced as the Saturday night headliner for the Isle of Wight Festival 2014. The American rock band will be performing an exclusive UK & Ireland performance on Saturday 14th June, their first in this...

UPDATED: A suspicious blue container has washed up on Shanklin seafront this morning (Thursday), prompting an emergency response. Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance alongside Police after the object, said to be around...

The Isle of Wight Council is to hold an information event for residents on Wednesday 5th February 2014 following the publication of a report into the causes of a major landslide in Totland Bay, which took place in December 2012....

A family, which was left to live in a cramped, unsuitable home for more than two years by the Isle of Wight Council, should have their housing needs reviewed, according to a report by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO). The...

Another very deep area of low pressure will spread heavy rain and strong gale force winds eastwards across the Isle of Wight during Friday, continuing days of heavy rain. The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy...