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Yet another Isle of Wight school has been placed into special measures by Ofsted following a recent inspection, it has been revealed.  Barton Primary School in Newport has now pledged to act ‘quickly and decisively’ to improve their standards after...

A busy main road in Ryde has been closed by Police this afternoon (Tuesday) following a two car road traffic collision near to Oakfield Primary School. East Hill Road has been closed in both directions with traffic being diverted via...

Police are today appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 12-year-old girl was injured in a collision with a car in Wootton yesterday (Monday). The incident occurred between 18:40 and 19:10 in the vicinity of Wootton Bridge. The young...

Police are this morning (Tuesday) searching for a 97-year-old pensioner who has gone missing from a residential care home in Cowes. Emergency services were alerted to the ladies disappearance from Moorings Residential Home on Egypt Hill shortly after 06:00. Phyllis,...

A number of Police officers swooped on a Newport property this lunchtime resulting in the closure of a busy main road through the town. Several marked Police vehicles arrived at Pyle Street shortly before 12:25 today (Saturday) before entering a...

Police and Coastguard Rescue Teams were called to the Blackgang area this evening (Friday) over concerns for the welfare of a man who was seen near to the edge of cliffs at Blackgang Chine.  Emergency services were alerted to the incident...

Hovertravel, the fastest way to cross the Solent, will be running a one craft service for the rest of today (Friday), it has been announced. The 16:30, 17:00 and 17:30 crossings from Ryde and the 16:45, 17:15 and 17:45 crossings...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: A silver Vauxhall Corsa has this evening (Thursday) collided with a concreted brick wall on East Hill Road in Ryde on a notorious corner prone to road traffic incidents. Two pumping appliances from Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

UPDATED: Fire crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this morning attending a chemical spill in Shorwell after an incident involving a crop sprayer. Shorwell Shute, Clatterford Road and Nodgham Lane have been closed by Police after emergency...

Detectives are investigating an allegation of an indecent assault on an innocent 11-year-old girl after receiving a report of a man acting suspiciously towards her at a Shanklin holiday park. The alleged incident is said to have occurred at Landguard...