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A canoeist who departed Binstead early on Sunday morning, but had not returned as expected, was found in a pub in East Cowes last night. HM Coastguard launched a search between Players Beach, Binstead and Wootton Creek yesterday dinnertime amid...

Police have cordoned off access to a beach on the outskirts of Ryde this evening (Sunday) as part of a wider, ongoing investigation. Officers are understood to have arrived at Players Beach in Binstead at around 17:00, with a cordon...

A man who tried breaking into a house in Binstead on Friday night was soon arrested by Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at around 19:40 to a report of an attempted break-in at a residential property...

The driver of a Ford Fiesta has been hospitalised with serious injuries after careering off the road between Shanklin and Whiteley Bank early this morning (Saturday). Emergency services were called to Shanklin Road shortly before 07:50 when it was reported...

Police are appealing for the public's help in locating missing 79-year-old Linda Smith from Newport, who hasn't been seen since Friday morning. Officers across the Isle of Wight are searching for the pensioner as concerns grow for her welfare. She...

Firefighters are responding to an incident at Rainbow Fish Bar in Freshwater this evening (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport and Ryde are already on scene, with further appliances from Newport and Sandown thought to be en-route. Staff and customers were...

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...