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UPDATED @ 14:00 WEDNESDAY A taxi driver has died following a medical episode at the wheel resulting in him crashing into another vehicle causing the closure of Ryde Pier. It is understood the male taxi driver had a heart attack at...

THE Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat has this evening been called to escort a rib to port following engine problems. Crews were called shortly before 16:00 to reports that a 6ft RIB was suffering with engine failure on its way to Portsmouth...

EIGHTIES frontman Midge Ure will headline this year's Rockin' the Dock. Midge, former frontman of Ultravox, will headline the event alongside singer Elkie Brooks, which is set to be held on Thursday 9th August at Cowes Yacht Haven. MouseHound Events...

FIRE crews from Newport are currently attending an electrical fire in Cowes. Two pumping appliances were called to the barbers shop in Shooters Hill shortly after 17:40 following reports of smoke escaping from the property. Firefighters using breathing apparatus have...

A search is underway this afternoon for an aircraft that has reportedly ditched into the sea off of The Needles, West Wight. Coastguard rescue helicopters from both Lee-on-Solent and Portland have joined Yarmouth RNLI in the search for the twin-prop...

A 14-year-old girl has suffered head injuries this afternoon after being hit by a car on a zebra crossing in Lake. A green Renault Clio has collided directly with the pedestrian leaving substantial dents to the bonnet of the car. It appears...

A woman has this afternoon been airlifted from Bembridge after badly injuring her ankle. Solent Coastguard were called shortly before 13:30 by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service to perform a medivac after receiving a 999 call from a woman...

COASTGUARD rescue teams and the Ryde Inshore Rescue lifeboat were called to Ryde Pier this evening amid fears a man had jumped from the structure. Emergency services received reports shortly before 21:30 that a man had jumped from the south...

UPDATED @ 15:00 THREE people were cut free by firefighters this morning after becoming trapped following a head-on collision on the outskirts of Newport. The incident involving a silver Citroen Xsara Picasso, a blue Ford Ka and a blue Kia...

A French national has this morning been rescued from the waters of Portsmouth Harbour after going overboard from the Wightlink ferry. It is understood that the man ended up in the icy waters shortly after boarding the ferry at the Gunwharf Terminal,...