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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched an investigation after a patient was seriously injured following a fall from a window at St Mary's Hospital on Thursday. Police and paramedics rushed to the hospital site in Newport at just...

Fears have emerged over significant job losses and a detrimental impact on Island businesses amid reports the parent company of Isle of Wight haulage firm Steve Porter Transport has filed for administration today (Friday) Drivers turned up to work this...

Wightlink have announced that 8 sailings on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service have been cancelled 'due to the absence of an essential crew member' on Sunday (24th September). The services that have been affected are the 13:40, 15:40, 17:40 and...

Police were deployed on the streets of Ryde last night (Thursday) after reports were received of a man in possession of a knife, with subsequent reports of 2 men fighting. Officers were alerted at 23:35 to reports of a fight...

Police are hunting for a male wanted in connection with a violent attack in Newport last night (Thursday) which left a man with injuries to his head and 2 women fearing for their lives. Officers were called to an address...

A burst water main has forced the closure of St John's Hill in Ryde this morning (Friday) leading to diversions for motorists and local buses. Southern Water engineers are on site fixing the pipe, which has blown near to the...

An angler in his 60s who feared he was having a heart attack whilst walking along the beach near Thorness sparked a multi-agency emergency response this afternoon (Thursday). The gentleman sought help when experiencing chest pains as he walked along...

A fire appliance from Newport was called to extinguish a blaze involving a disused shed on Pelham Road in Cowes earlier today (Thursday). The wholetime crew were called out shortly before 14:00 and used a hose reel jet to extinguish...

Firefighters were called to Sandown following reports of smoke issuing from beneath a man hole and a smell of burning earlier this afternoon (Thursday). A retained crew from Shanklin was called at around 13:00 to St John's Crescent and instigated...

Firefighters from Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Newport are responding to a reported fire at Alamo in Ryde this evening (Wednesday). 4 pumping appliances and an Aerial Ladder Platform are on scene at Ryde Esplanade, but there are no signs of...