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The leader of the Conservative group on the Isle of Wight, Councillor Suzie Ellis, has laid out plans to take control of County Hall next week, as well as revealing the group's vision to offer the local authority a 'fresh...

Reports of a red flare illuminating the night sky off Sandown led to a search and rescue operation being launched overnight. It was shortly before 01:00 that HM Coastguard received 999 calls reporting the sighting of a red flare - an...

A worker at Lynnbottom Tip has been airlifted to Southampton's Major Trauma Centre after suffering what is understood to be crush injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene off Briddlesford Road at around 07:45 this morning (Monday), as first...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Lora Peacey-Wilcox, has announced that she is to step down from her role next Wednesday. It comes ahead of a vote of no confidence in the Alliance group leader, who took the helm...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat joined in a combined effort yesterday (Sunday) to prevent a large sail training vessel from causing a potentially serious incident in boat-crowded Cowes Harbour. The 35-metre training vessel had reported losing propulsion in the harbour, after leaving...

A road traffic collision is causing delays on a main road between Havenstreet and Binstead this morning (Monday). The incident occurred on Stroud Wood Road near the junction with Newnham Lane and Main Road with emergency service personnel called to...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to an emergency at Lynnbottom Tip at Downend this morning (Monday). Flying doctors were called into action at just before 07:45 as colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

The Island’s troubled Floating Bridge will again be out of service from 08:00 tomorrow (Monday) for maintenance. The news comes after it was returned to service on 15th August following 5 weeks of inactivity following a technical software and programming...

A 42-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an incident at a pub on Newport High Street last night (Saturday). Police were called just after 20:30 to reports of a male...

A 2-vehicle collision at the junction of Beaper Shute and Bullen Road has prompted Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary to attend the scene this evening (Friday). The incident occurred shortly before 17:30 on the main road between Ryde and...