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Police investigating an incident in which 2 men allegedly entered the home of a woman and threatened her have made an arrest this lunchtime (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says that it is investigating reports that a woman...

A 53-year-old woman from Sandown has paid compensation of £300 to a shepherd after her dog killed a sheep back in March. On the afternoon of 14th March this year, a dog off a lead chased sheep that were grazing...

Concerns for the welfare of a lone sailor on board a 40ft yacht off the coast of the Isle of Wight led to the launch of Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat last night (Wednesday). Volunteer crew members were mustered at...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire in an outbuilding behind Stotesbury’s fish and chip shop in the centre of Newport this morning (Thursday). 5 appliances from Newport, Cowes and Ryde are on the...

Darren Prouten, who was once described as 1 of the Island's most prolific offenders, has been jailed for 27 weeks and handed a 903-day driving ban extension following his latest theft and motoring offences. 40-year-old Prouten, of no fixed abode,...

Police have been alerted to an indecent exposure incident in which a male revealed himself and started masturbating in front of 2 women in amongst the woods at Parkhurst Forest earlier today (Tuesday).  At around 13:30 this afternoon, in broad...

Police carried out a drugs raid on 2 commercial premises in Shanklin yesterday morning (Monday), seizing a quantity of suspected Class B drugs. As part of an ongoing investigation into the suspected supply of drugs on the Isle of Wight,...

An underground fire on a residential road in Lake has prompted a response from firefighters and electrical engineers this morning (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, 1 from Shanklin and 1 from Ryde,...

A dog jumping out of a car window has caused a crash on a main road in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). The crash occurred shortly before 10:30 at the bottom of Broadway near the junction with Avenue Road. A red...

The activation of a locator device indicating that a person may have gone overboard off the coast of the Isle of Wight prompted the launch of both lifeboats from Bembridge last night (Monday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Bembridge...