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Bembridge RNLI were tasked to carry out a medivac from the Queen Mary 2 last night (Friday). RNLB Alfred Albert Williams (Tamar All-Weather Lifeboat 16-17) was launched at 19:20 yesterday evening (Friday 23rd June) at the request of UK (Solent)...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Norton Green this evening (Friday). Emergency service personnel were called to the scene on the A3054 near the Pixley Hill...

A single fire crew is tackling a lineside fire in Ashey this afternoon (Friday). At around 12:50 a single pumping appliance from Ryde was mobilised to the scene off Deacons Lane. Smoke was seen billowing into the air as the...

Officers investigating the circumstances surrounding a woman becoming unwell at the Isle of Wight Festival have made an arrest. It was reported to police that a 26-year-old woman needed medical assistance after she used a vape that was offered to...

Concern that a crippled yacht could be in the path of a cruise liner gave Cowes RNLI lifeboat an even more urgent reason to go to its aid yesterday evening (Thursday). Whilst the lifeboat was on exercise, at around 19:45,...

The body of a man has been found inside a property on Newport High Street, Police have confirmed. At around 14:05 this afternoon (Thursday), Police were alerted to concerns for the welfare of a male at a residential address. Officers...

Emergency service personnel have closed part of Newport High Street this afternoon (Thursday). A single fire appliance from Newport, as well as numerous officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, were called to the scene on High Street shortly...

Police rushed to a residential address in Sandown this morning (Thursday) for what has been described as a 'verbal only' incident. At around 09:00, units from across the Island responded to Springfield Mews off Station Avenue. Initially, 3 Police cars...

A car that was stolen from a driveway in Sandown has been successfully located by Police this afternoon (Wednesday). As first reported by Island Echo, the silver VW Golf was taken from outside a residential address overnight. The owner noticed...

Reports of a disturbance on a residential close in East Cowes early this morning (Wednesday) led to a large-scale response by Police. Around 6 units responded on blues and twos to Acorn Gardens, off Beatrice Avenue, after being alerted to...