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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have released the image of a Newport man wanted in connection with a domestic-related assault. Daniel Dickinson, aged 31, from Newport, is wanted in connection with a domestic-related assault on 21st August and breach...

A road traffic collision involving 2 vehicles in Newport Town Centre led to a response for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary earlier today (Thursday). Officers were called to the scene on Furrlongs just outside Cineworld just after 14:00 following...

"I cannot praise the emergency services enough for what they did" - that's the words of 1 of the thankful casualties from yesterday's dramatic air-sea rescue at Freshwater Bay, which saw 4 paddleboarders taken to safety. It was at around...

HM Coastguard have launched a rescue operation for people cut off by the tide at Freshwater Bay. Search and rescue teams from The Needles and Ventnor are responding to the incident alongside  RNLI lifeboats from Yarmouth and Lymington. The incident...

Wightlink has announced that a technical issue with 1 of its ferries means a number of sailings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route have been cancelled today (Wednesday) and across both Thursday and Friday. The cross-Solent operator says that an issue on...

A road traffic collision that has seen a car come to rest wedged between a garden wall and a recovery truck has forced the closure of Fairlee Road on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Wednesday). The incident has occurred...

Southern Water engineers have been called out to Pondwell on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Wednesday) where a burst water main has been discovered. Water is currently gushing down the hill and is creating some minor flooding at the...

Island fire crews are currently tackling a fire onboard a boat at an East Cowes boatyard this afternoon (Tuesday). Crews from Newport, Ryde and East Cowes were called to the scene on Clarence Boatyard at around 15:12 after receiving reports...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat-health alert (HHA) for the South East Region, including the Isle of Wight. The alert is in place between now and 21:00 on Sunday 10th September across Hampshire and the...

HM Coastguard are in attendance at Totland this lunchtime (Tuesday) where an unoccupied yacht has been damaged by the waves. At just before 11:55 this morning, Solent Coastguard was made aware that a yacht had been damaged after being secured...