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A teenage boy escaped serious injury after being hit in the leg when an elderly driver collided with a parked  car in Ventnor Town Centre earlier this afternoon (Friday). It was just before 15:55 that a blue Suzuki Swift -...

A yachtsman who received a head injury aboard a classic yacht became the subject of a rescue operation on the Solent this afternoon (Thursday). It had been reported that the sailor had been hit by the yacht’s boom. Cowes RNLI's...

Wightlink has once again announced a revised timetable for its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route due to a lack of staff. Due to the absence of an essential crew member, the cross-Solent operator will be running a revised timetable tomorrow (Friday). The news...

A ‘boat fire’ off the coast of Cowes led to a callout for HM Coastguard, firefighters and the RNLI this morning (Thursday). At around 11:00 a call was made to suggest that a speedboat - off the coast of Cowes...

Red Funnel has cancelled at least 2 of its vehicle ferry crossings this morning (Thursday) due to essential maintenance. The cross-Solent operator says the 07:00 from Southampton has been cancelled alongside the 08:30 from East Cowes. It’s unclear at this...

Police have closed the A3055 at Blackgang where the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in response to a road traffic collision this evening (Wednesday). It’s thought a crash has occurred on Blackgang Road - the main...

The coastal communities of Shanklin and Ventnor have been reconnected following the re-opening of Leeson Road this morning (Wednesday) - although it is set to close again in just over 7 weeks' time. Residents and businesses in Ventnor are celebrating...

Wightlink has announced that it will be running a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service tomorrow (Wednesday) due to staffing issues. It's said that the absence of an essential crew member is to blame for the disruption to...

Leeson Road - the main road connecting Shanklin to Ventnor - is to finally re-open to traffic tomorrow (Wednesday), the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. It was in December last year - some 7 months ago - that a...

Flying doctors have been scrambled to assist a horse rider who has fallen from their animal in the West Wight this morning (Tuesday). The incident began at around 10:45 in a remote spot off Middle Road, between Tapnell and Afton....