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Red Funnel has announced further cancellations on its East Cowes - Southampton vehicle ferry service tomorrow (Tuesday) marking the 4th straight day of cross-Solent disruption. The problem first arose on Saturday with cancellations continuing throughout the day and into Sunday....

A search and rescue operation is underway as the sun rises in Ryde this morning (Monday) over fears a woman may be in difficulty. HM Coastguard teams from Bembridge and Ventnor - and Police - are present at Ryde Esplanade,...

Red Funnel is still working to fix a problem with the propulsion system on board Red Eagle, meaning yet more cancellations as a new week begins. The cross-Solent ferry operator has tonight (Sunday) announced that due to extended works on...

2 people sustained minor injuries in a fight that broke out between a group of people in Newport on Friday night. Police were called at 23:54 on 17th May to reports of an altercation between a group of people on...

Police are investigating after a woman in her 40s was assaulted at a bus stop in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called shortly before 01:00 to a report that...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down at Westridge on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Sunday) in response to a medical emergency. The yellow and green helicopter landed in the grounds of the golf club...

A car has ended up in a ditch at a notorious junction on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Sunday) as a result of an overtaking manoeuvre gone wrong. At just before 08:00, police and paramedics were called to the...

Disruption to Red Funnel’s services continues today (Sunday) with a further 6 vehicle ferry sailings cancelled, alongside 4 Red Jet sailings. The cross-Solent operator had to cancel a number of crossings on its East Cowes-Southampton route yesterday due to an...

Red Funnel has cancelled at least 4 of its vehicle ferry crossings today (Saturday) due to a technical issue with Red Eagle’s propulsion system. Earlier on today the cross-Solent operator cancelled the 16:00 sailing from Southampton and the 17:30 from...

RNLI volunteers from Bembridge and Cowes came to the rescue of 2 powerboats in separate incidents during today’s round the Island race. Bembridge’s All Weather Lifeboat was launched on exercise this morning, keeping an eye on the competing crews as...