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A man has been arrested following a crash which has seen an Audi collide with a brick wall in Shide this afternoon (Saturday). Police were first called to Shide Road - at the junction with College Road - at around...

Police have made 2 arrests after a group of men, reportedly seen with baseball bats and metal poles, attempted to gain entry to an address in Ventnor last night (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first...

Police investigating a break-in at a pharmacy in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday) have arrested a Ventnor man on suspicion of burglary. As first reported by Island Echo, a burglar used a brick to gain entry...

Service on the Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended this afternoon (Friday). A statement on the Isle of Wight Council Facebook page has stated that a generator issue is to blame. As a result, a launch service - for foot...

Police are investigating after a brick was put through the window of a pharmacy in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday). Jhoots Pharmacy - next to Sandown Medical Centre - was targeted at around 05:00. It is...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds and heavy rain this weekend. It is predicted that between 12:00 on Sunday (26th January) and 11:00 on Monday (27th January), several spells of heavy...

Red Funnel has suspended both its hi-speed Red Jet and vehicle ferry services until further notice, with Hovertravel services also suspended, as stormy weather hits the Isle of Wight, at the start of what is expected to be a long...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service this lunchtime (Thursday) as adverse weather moves in, with both Wightlink and Red Funnel warning of the potential for disruption over the coming days too. With winds picking up and driving rain sweeping across...

Fire crews have responded to a small electrical fire at Quarr Abbey on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Thursday). It was just before 10:30 that 4 appliances from Ryde, Newport and Sandown were mobilised to reports of smoke coming...

A 28-year-old man remains in custody for questioning after an alleged assault on a woman in Sandown yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called at about 17:35 to reports of a man assaulting a woman on Pier Street. No injuries were...