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6 Police units are in attendance at an address in the Haylands area of Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday), where negotiations are taking place. The incident area, at the junction of Corbett Road and Pound Mead, has now been cordoned off...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating after 2 teenage girls were left feeling 'very uncomfortable and frightened' after being followed by a suspicious man. It’s been reported that between 15:00 and 17:00 yesterday (Tuesday), a man followed the...

A Ventnor man has been charged as part of an investigation into nuisance 999 phone calls being made to emergency services. 35-year-old Michael Alan Clifton-Smith, of High Street, Ventnor, has been charged with a number of offences after being arrested...

Wightlink have said that due to a mechanical issue on board the St Faith, they will be operating a revised timetable on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth service on both Wednesday (12th) and Thursday (13th July). It is not yet clear which sailing times...

A man in his 70s has died after suffering a suspected medical episode whilst riding his pushbike in Binstead this afternoon (Tuesday). Emergency services were called to Verwood Drive, at the junction with Binstead Lodge Road, at around 13:15. The...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a medical emergency involving a cyclist in Binstead this afternoon (Tuesday), which has led to 2 roads being cordoned off. Police and Ambulance crews - including an Operational...

Detectives investigating the murder of Tommy Barton in Ryde back in May are now appealing for 2 potential witnesses to come forward to aid their enquiries. Police have obtained these CCTV images which show 2 people who were in the...

Police, fire and ambulance crews have been called to an unknown emergency on the Esplanade in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were mobilised to the scene in the town centre, alongside paramedics from...

A capsized motor vessel off The Needles saw Freshwater Lifeboat's training session turn into a real shout yesterday (Sunday). Solent Coastguard tasked the independent lifeboat and her volunteer crews to reports of a 19ft motor vessel in trouble approximately half...

HM Coastguard is engaged in a missing person search operation on Culver Down this evening (Saturday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently coordinating a search of the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay. The RNLI lifeboat from Bembridge...