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Police are investigating after a café on the seafront in Ryde was targeted by burglars overnight (Thursday). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary first received reports of a burglary at the Appley Beach Café on Appley Lane at around 08:00...

Police descended on Wootton at lunchtime today (Wednesday) in the search for a man who is wanted on recall to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. Numerous officers took up position on streets around Church Road and High...

Essential manhole maintenance in Ryde means that buses and taxis will be moved to a temporary stand on Union Street in Ryde this evening and overnight into Thursday morning. During this time, all Southern Vectis buses and local taxis will...

A high number of people are attending the emergency department at St Mary's Hospital today (Wednesday), leading to a warning from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. It's said that the majority of people attending St Mary's do require help,...

Motorists travelling to and from Sandown, Lake and Shanklin are facing significant delays this afternoon (Tuesday) due to the ongoing closure of Newport Road at Apse Heath and roadworks on Victoria Avenue in Shanklin. Newport Road has been closed between...

HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are involved in an incident at Ryde Esplanade this morning (Tuesday), where some concern has been raised for the welfare of an individual. At just gone 05:30, Coastguard Rescue Teams from...

A van fire has been successfully doused before it could take hold and spread to a residential property in Quarr, Binstead tonight (Bank Holiday Monday). The incident began shortly before 21:05 when neighbours spotted smoke issuing from the Citroen Relay...

Police have been called to a road traffic collision involving 2 Citroens at a busy junction in Ryde this evening (Bank Holiday Monday). A Citroen C2 has collided with a Citroen C4 on Swanmore Road, at the junction with Osborne...

The staffing issues seen on cross-Solent services recently seem to have jumped across to Island Line, with trains suspended for the rest of the day due to a lack of signallers. South Western Railway has confirmed that due to signalling...

A burst water main has left hundreds of homes and businesses in the Shanklin area without water this afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday). Properties in the PO36 and PO37 regions have been without a supply for several hours as a result...