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Storm Ciaran has hit the Isle of Wight bringing severe gale-force winds and torrential rain to our shores, leading to yet more destruction across the Island.  Trees have already been brought down, communities have lost power and coastal locations have...

A total loss of power to Ryde Pier has forced the suspension of Fastcat services to and from the Isle of Wight this morning (Thursday). The historic Ryde Pier has been plunged into darkness by Storm Ciaran, which means that...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum has declared a major incident from midnight as Storm Ciaran moves in, bringing with it winds in excess of 80mph and further torrential downpours. Local authorities, emergency services and partner agencies...

With Storm Ciaran forecast to arrive in the Solent tonight (Wednesday,) cross-Solent operator Wightlink has cancelled 6 overnight salings on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route. The 22:00, 23:59 and 03:00 departures from Portsmouth have been pulled alongside the 23:00, 01:00 and 04:00...

The Environment Agency has several flood warnings in place across the Isle of Wight ahead of the arrival of Storm Ciaran tonight (Wednesday), including a new warning for East Cowes, Cowes and Newport. Severe gales and torrential rain will once...

Wessex Cancer Support, which provides free and local support to anyone affected by cancer on the Isle of Wight, is offering new drop-in sessions at Ryde Library and they finally start next week. The 1st session will be held on...

A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old man are in Police custody this morning (Wednesday) in relation to alleged shoplifting offences in the West Wight. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says that the 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion...

An amber weather warning for severe gales and heavy rain has been issued with Storm Ciaran set to bring 85mph winds accompanied by 50mm of rainfall. IW Met Service says that the exact track of the storm is still somewhat...

Heavy rain has led to the collapse of a stone wall in Ventnor, which has forced the closure of 1 of just 2 roads leading down to the Esplanade. The collapse on Bath Road, just up from La Falaise car...

Adverse weather being experienced across the Isle of Wight is only set to worsen by Thursday as Storm Ciarán heads for land, with severe gales now set to batter the Island alongside yet more heavy rainfall. Forecasters at IW Met...