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A man in his 30s has been arrested by Police on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident on a residential street in East Cowes this morning (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were...

The occupants of a car have escaped with their lives after a wooden post penetrated the windscreen of the vehicle after careering off the road and through a fence at Arreton this evening (Thursday). Emergency services are currently on scene...

Smoke seen issuing from the chimney of a derelict building in Sandown - The Ocean Hotel - has prompted a large scale response from fire, police and ambulance crews this afternoon (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the Isle of Wight once again, with forecasters predicting yet another wet and windy weekend - the 3rd in a row this Summer holidays. Forecasters at IW Met Service...

An area of Little London in Newport has been cordoned off by Police this evening (Wednesday) following the discovery of a piece of historic ordnance. Officers are standing guard over what appears to be a shell that has been placed...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was launched shortly after 15:10 this afternoon (Wednesday) at the request of Solent Coastguard to medivac a crew member with a compound fracture from 1 of a flotilla of Clipper Venture yachts. Conditions were quite...

Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was launched in gusty conditions earlier this afternoon (Wednesday) to recover a dinghy which had washed out to sea. The call came in shortly before 13:10 and the lifeboat was launched to a position Northeast of...

Police are said to be investigating reports that dogs have fallen ill after visiting Appley Park in Ryde, where it is feared poison has been left for animals to eat. Earlier this week social media lit up with concerned dog...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat once again proved its worth during Cowes Week when the volunteer crew helped with 2 incidents on the Solent yesterday (Tuesday). The lifeboat was first launched just after 13:00 in response to a report of a man...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast for tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday). It is said that a higher than normal tide at lunchtime can be expected due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force...