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A 33-year-old man’s death at an address in Ryde last night (Friday) is being treated as unexplained by Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to Union Road by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at just gone...

Hovertravel’s Ryde to Southsea service has been hit by yet more technical issues this morning (Saturday), forcing the cancellation of crossings. It was only yesterday that the service was bought to a halt on 2 occasions - first thing in...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Ryde tonight (Friday) as medics and Police respond to a life-threatening emergency in the centre of town. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service - supported by Hampshire...

21-year-old Keaton Clinton from Binstead has been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine following a drugs bust in Warwickshire. Detectives from the Midlands-based Serious and Organised Crime Team raided houses in Coventry and Bedworth on Tuesday as...

Traffic is building in an around Ryde’s town centre this afternoon (Friday) as a result of a minor crash between a Land Rover Freelander and Sainsbury’s delivery van. The incident has occurred at the junction of Victoria Road and John...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service for the 2nd time today (Friday) due to a technical issue. Throughout the month of November, the cross-Solent operator is running a 1-craft service with a revised timetable to allow annual maintenance to be...

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters overnight due to the forecast low temperatures. From 04:00 tomorrow morning (Saturday), gritters will be treating the usual routes across the Isle of Wight. It will be the 1st time this...

A delivery driver has been left red-faced after crashing into a barrier at Sainsbury's supermarket in Newport this morning (Friday). The bright yellow barrier is in place to stop overheight vehicles from driving underneath the multi-storey car park off Foxes...

The New Strolling Players are living up to their name this December by staging a brand new pantomime, written specially for them by local author Cheryl May. Last year’s show, Happily Ever After, not only won the IW Amateur Theatre...

A vehicle fire within a garage is being tackled by firefighters in the village of Brighstone tonight (Thursday).  Crews from Newport and Freshwater are utilising main jets, hose reel jets and 4 breathing apparatus sets to bring the Audi TT...