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The Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet has decided to go against Full Council by agreeing to push ahead with a priority programme plan for devolution - and in the process keeping themselves in a job for an extra 12 months....

A technical issue with Hovertravel’s Island Flyer craft has led to the suspension of the service - just as workers and schoolchildren head home at the end of the day. With just 1 craft available for service, the issue arising...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Ryde this lunchtime (Thursday) in response to a serious medical emergency in a flat above shops on Union Street. It was shortly before 13:10 that emergency services were...

Firefighters from Freshwater and Ventnor are tackling a vehicle fire in a car park off Military Road this evening (Wednesday). It was just before 17:00 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident...

Police have closed New Street in Newport this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic incident involving a female motorcyclist. The injured rider is laid on the carriageway near the junction with Chapel Street. It was just before...

Parts of Central Wight and West Wight could see snowfall later this afternoon and into this evening (Wednesday) with small accumulations possible in rural villages such as Calbourne, Shorwell and Chillerton. IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning...

A 2-car crash is causing delays on the main road between Freshwater and Newport this morning (Wednesday). The incident - which occurred at around 09:05 - has seen a vehicle pulling out of Betty Haunt Lane collide with a vehicle...

IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for ice, with the forecast predicting temperature as low as -4c overnight on Wednesday into Thursday morning. It’s said that patchy rain and sleet is likely to fall​ across the Island...

A multi-vehicle crash which has seen a car come to rest on its side is blocking Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident has occurred near Forest View Nursery and has seen a Peugeot van...

Island Roads will be deploying its gritters across the Isle of Wight's road network this afternoon (Tuesday) - and again tomorrow morning - due to the forecast for sub-zero temperatures. The fleet of gritters will be leaving the Stag Lane...