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A van and car have collided at the junction of Green Lane and the High Street in Brading. A Ford Transit and a Toyota Corolla have both suffered serious front end damage after coming together on the roundabout entering the...

Water supplies are currently out in the PO33 and PO34 region of the Island. Southern Water are currently investigating where a mains water pipe has burst. The company has three inspectors currently searching the area to find the problem. Supplies...

A man is this afternoon in a critical condition in hospital after being thrown overboard from a RIB in Osborne Bay, becoming entangled in the craft's propulsion system. Members of the Royal Yacht Squadron spotted the drama unfolding in front...

A 17-year-old teenager has been seriously injured this Morning following  a smash on a motorcycle while playing around in a field. It is believed the rider has suffered serious trauma to his head and is in a critical condition. Crews...

FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling an electrical fire at The Arcade in Cowes. Two pumping appliances from Newport Fire Station were called shortly after 10:50 this morning to reports of a small fire in an electrical box in the centre of...

AN internationally-known Isle of Wight boat builder has been prosecuted for neglecting safety precautions after a worker fell from wooden staging set up around a boat while it was being refurbished. The employee, who had worked at the yard for...

TWO people who were arrested on suspicion of the involvement of the murder of missing teenager Damien Nettles have this afternoon been released without charge. A 36-year-old woman from Cowes and a 45-year-old man, also from Cowes, answered police bail...

A collision on Newport's Staplers Road is causing heavy tailbacks this afternoon.  A car has suffered a head-on collision near to the new roundabout at Pan Meadows. The vehicle is currently being recovered. Emergency services are on scene diverting traffic....

AN 18-year-old woman has this afternoon been thrown from her scooter after slipping on oil in Ryde. The incident happened just before 16:00 on St John's Road opposite the newly-opened Co-Operative Funeral Care. It is believed the rider slipped on an...

AFTER much controversy, WOWFest has been cancelled for 2012. WOWFest were ordered to pay £140,000 upfront costs to cover public safety after concerns were raised that organisers could not pay for their outgoings and that tickets sales were poor. Organisers, as...