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The extent of a major, multi-agency operation to recover millions of pounds worth of cocaine from around the Isle of Wight is now becoming clear - with a further package located on a beach in West Sussex yesterday (Thursday). This...

A technical issue has led to the cancellation of at least 4 sailings on Red Funnel's East Cowes-Southampton vehicle ferry service today (Friday).  Those crossing the Solent - on arguably the busiest day of the week - are facing significant...

A man taking photographs of a 13-year-old girl in Rookley has prompted concern from the teenager's parents, who have taken to social media to make others aware of the suspicious incident. It's said that the teenage girl was approached by...

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision on a narrow road on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Thursday). The incident occurred on Burnt House Lane at around 16:45. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary...

Reports of a man shouting at and grabbing a woman outside Morrisons supermarket in Lake prompted a call to Police last night (Wednesday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary received a call at 18:32 reporting a public order incident outside...

A 50-year-old man is to be interviewed after a knife and wraps of drugs were found on his person as he stepped off an Island Line train yesterday (Wednesday). Police stopped and searched the male as he got off the...

Fears of a possible person in the water between Ryde and Portsmouth prompted the launch of Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat this morning (Thursday). It was just before 08:30 that Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat in response...

“I have seen the best and worst of politics,”  those are the outgoing words of the Isle of Wight Council’s first female Conservative group leader, Suzie Ellis. Councillor Ellis has announced her resignation from the group leader position today (Thursday)...

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has said that initial testing of suspicious packages that have washed up on Isle of Wight beaches over the past week indicates that the substance is cocaine. This confirmation comes after the NCA previously said...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight - with the potential for torrential downpours and thunder at times - has been issued by IW Met Service for Friday (13th October). It will certainly be 'unlucky...