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FEARING an Ofsted failure, Sandown Bay Academy have called for 2 extra development days next week to provide focused training for teachers and teaching assistants. As a result, Years 7, 8, 9, and 10 will not be required to attend...

Residents and motorists alike were in fear for their safety this morning after a loose horse charged against traffic and missed a number of people by seconds. Two local Ryde residents were riding their horses along Ryde Esplanade and North Walk...

Callous vandals have caused damage to a number of vehicles in Trinity Road, Ventnor overnight after pouring white paint over parked cars as residents slept. Over ten vehicles have been damaged in the incident, leaving many car owners angry and...

Three pumping appliances are this evening attending a fire at a charity shop in Freshwater. Crews were called to the Wessex Cancer Trust shop in Moa Place shortly after 19:30. It is understood that the fire is under control, however...

Rental giant Blockbuster are set to close all 4 of their Island stores, it has been announced. Administrators for the company, Deloitte, confirmed today that the Ryde, Newport and Shanklin stores would close. It was announced earlier in the year...

Police are investigating the grim discovery of a body in Ryde today (Monday).  Emergency services were called to Ryde Harbour at 12:18 this afternoon by the Harbour Master, who discovered the male body when it washed up near to the...

Fire crews are this afternoon pumping flood water away from residential properties in Apse Heath. Crews were called to Ventnor Road after flood water started to enter homes in the area. It is not known how much damage has been...

Cowes-based Carisbrooke Shipping have revealed that three crew members are being held hostage after pirates boarded their vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The ship MV Esther C, which was carrying 12 persons on board, was boarded by pirates yesterday...

Residents are being warned about the potential for snow across the Island next week. The Met Office have predicted snow for the South of England, which includes the Isle of Wight and have issued a yellow 'Be Aware' warning. It...

A RTC involving a Ford Transit van has caused the main Sandown-Newport road to be closed this lunchtime  resulting in local diversions. The collision happened shortly after 12:30 near to Arreton Barns. Emergency services are currently on the scene and are...