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19th October 2026
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A man in his 40s from Ryde has died after his car plunged into the sea at Gurnard late last night (Saturday). Emergency services rushed to Shore Road at just before 23:30 after receiving reports that a vehicle had careered...
Read moreDetailsA search and rescue operation is underway to locate potential casualties in the water after a car plunged into the sea at Gurnard shortly before midnight. It was at around 23:45 that emergency services were alerted to a vehicle crashing...
Read moreDetailsPolice are working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a man in his 50s in Ventnor. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at 09:56 this morning (Saturday) to a report of a sudden death...
Read moreDetailsMore than 600 homes are without power in the Shanklin area tonight (Friday) owing to a fault on the electricity network. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) says that a total of 64 postcode areas in the vicinity of Shanklin...
Read moreDetailsSouthern Water is preparing to carry out a major repair on the main sewer pipe that runs from Ryde to Sandown next week following a burst at Appley. The utility company says it has been tackling a burst rising main...
Read moreDetailsA number of sheep have been killed as a result of dogs running off leads in a field on the Isle of Wight, prompting a witness appeal to be launched by Police. On Sunday afternoon (24th November), sheep were chased...
Read moreDetailsWightlink is running a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route today (Friday) due to a mechanical issue The undisclosed issue with the vessel St Clare emerged later yesterday afternoon, which led to a number of last-minute cancellations. Today, customers have...
Read moreDetailsAlmost a year after a devastating landslip, Leeson Road will finally and fully re-open on Sunday morning (1st December), the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. The road will be fully opened to all two-way traffic and pedestrians from that...
Read moreDetailsA drugs raid at a property in Pan took an unexpected turn this morning (Thursday) when the Police's suspect crashed his car as officers prepared to enter the address. It was just before 07:40 that officers executed a pre-planned...
Read moreDetailsParamedics are tending to a motorcyclist who has been injured in a collision with a van on the main road at Binstead this afternoon (Wednesday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the roundabout at...
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