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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are investigating after a window was smashed at an address in Cowes this morning (Monday). Police were called at 03:21 this morning (7th April) with reports of a burglary at an address in Tennyson...

A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was violently assaulted in Binstead during the early hours of this morning (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has launched an investigation into the incident, which is said to have...

Red Funnel has once again cancelled a number of sailings on its vehicle ferry service to and from the Isle of Wight, as engine troubles on board Red Eagle lead to a third day of significant disruption. It was on...

A powercut affecting 808 homes across 65 postcode areas on the northern boundary of Newport, including Forest Road, Parkhurst and St Cross Business Park tonight (Sunday). Power was lost at 23:21 and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is working to...

A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of knocking out an elderly gentleman in his 80s, in what has been described by Police as a shocking and unprovoked attack. This afternoon (Sunday), Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary issued...

Police have launched an investigation after an 82-year-old man, who was making his way to Mountbatten Hospice, was knocked unconscious in a violent, unprovoked attack - simply for telling a motorcyclist to slow down. The truly shocking incident is said...

Continuing engine woes onboard the aging Red Eagle have resulted in another day of cancellations on Red Funnel’s vehicle ferry service. It was first thing yesterday morning (Saturday) that Red Eagle developed an engine fault as she travelled up Southampton...

As the sun sets on another day, the life-saving work of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance continues - this time with a call out to the outskirts of Newport. Flying medics have touched down in a field...

Power cables brought down across the carriageway as a result of a car crashing into a pole has led to an emergency closure in Freshwater this morning (Saturday). A white Audi estate has collided head-on into electricity pole on School...

Engine issues onboard Red Funnel’s Red Eagle vehicle ferry - which only returned to service this morning (Saturday) - has led to the cancellation of at least 2 sailings, with the potential for disruption to services all day.  Red Eagle...