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For the second time in a week, the volunteer lifeboat crews of Yarmouth RNLI and Lymington RNLI came together on a shout - this time to aid a yacht aground in the Western Solent. Yarmouth’s All Weather Severn-class Lifeboat was...

A medical emergency at Medina Leisure Centre in Newport resulted in the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance earlier this afternoon (Friday). The yellow and green helicopter touched down in the fields of Medina College shortly...

Concern has been raised for the welfare of an individual who has boarded the harbour fuel berth on the River Medina, which has led to an emergency response by Police and HM Coastguard this afternoon (Friday). The incident began at...

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after damaging a woman's phone in East Cowes this morning (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called just after 09:00 this morning to a report that a man had damaged...

A burnt out shell is all that remains of a beachside shack after a blaze ripped through the property in Bembridge late last night (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call shortly before...

A dog walker has been flown to a mainland hospital after being attacked by a herd of cows on remote downland near Niton this morning (Thursday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) was scrambled to the incident...

An East Cowes man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after allegedly chasing and kissing a 16-year-old boy near an educational facility in Newport this morning (Thursday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary called just after...

A man was found in the sea off Sandown during a large scale search and rescue operation in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Concerns were raised for the welfare of individual at around 02:00, which led to a...

A minor 2-car collision in Wootton is causing lengthy tailbacks on the main road between Ryde and Newport this morning (Wednesday). A Tesla Model Y has come into contact with a white Seat Ateca on High Street, Wootton Bridge, at...

Firefighters are tackling a bin lorry fire in Shanklin this morning (Wednesday), which is thought to have been sparked by the incorrect disposal of household batteries. At just before 10:00, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was...