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A 2-vehicle collision on the A3054 near Bouldnor is causing major congestion along the main road. The vehicles - a Mini and a Honda - appear to have been involved in a head on collision. Police are on the scene...

A 2 vehicle crash on the Downs this morning (Saturday) has led to heavy traffic in the area. Police and firefighters are in attendance at the scene on the junction of Newport Shute, Mersey Downs Road and Downs Road. Firefighter...

The driver of a Renault Clio that has been rolled into a wreckage on Brading Downs is receiving hospital treatment tonight (Friday), but has escaped any serious injury. Emergency services were called to Brading Down Road shortly before 20:50 following...

Firefighters are tackling a car fire on the Southbound lane of the dual carriageway in Newport this afternoon (Friday). The incident, which has seen a fire break out within the engine bay of a Ford Focus, has occurred opposite the...

Firefighters from Freshwater, Newport and Ryde are on the scene of a grassland fire on Hamstead Drive in Shalfleet this afternoon (Friday). 2 pumping appliances are on scene alongside the service's Land Rover 4x4. An area of 30m x 10m...

The Wightlink car ferry is suffering delays of 60 minutes this afternoon (Friday) due to an issue with the boarding ramp at the Gunwharf terminal in Portsmouth. The cross-Solent operator is warning customers of hour-long delays on the Fishbourne to...

An unplanned power outage in Cowes is affecting 580 households and businesses across 72 postcodes this afternoon (Friday). The outage was reported shortly before 14:00 with SSEN hoping that power will be restored by 18:00 with an engineer being despatched....

25-year-old McCauley Silverthorne has been jailed after being found guilty of seriously injuring an innocent 4-week-old baby on the Isle of Wight, causing the child to sustain 29 fractures. Silverthorne, of Trafalgar Road in Newport, was convicted of causing or allowing...

An 18-year-old man is being questioned by Police on suspicion of stealing a car which he is alleged to have then crashed in Chale during the early hours of this morning (Friday). It was reported to Hampshire & Isle of...

Police have issued a missing persons appeal in a bid to locate 28-year-old Brandon Reddin, who is thought to be on the Isle of Wight. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police, Isle of Wight Search and Rescue (WightSAR) and the...