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Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Island's road network at 14:30 this afternoon (Tuesday) - and again at 04:00 tomorrow morning. Grit will be spread on the usual roads in a bid to minimise the...

A Lithuanian man who tried to rob a woman in the car park of St Mary's Hospital has been convicted of attempted robbery. On Tuesday 7th December 2022, a 62-year-old woman was approached by 47-year-old Nerijus Suminskas in the North...

An 81-year-old woman from Totland has tragically died after being run over by a lorry on the High Street in Newport, with the driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. Emergency services rushed to the scene outside...

Treacherous conditions on the Island's roads have seen another car overturned this morning (Tuesday), this time on a back road near Northwood. The incident occurred at around 09:30 on Noke Common Road near Marks Corner. Emergency services were called at...

A car has overturned and has landed on its roof on a road on the outskirts of Freshwater this morning (Tuesday). The incident involving a silver Vauxhall Astra occurred at around 09:30 on Copse Lane, between Norton Green and Redlake...

Icy conditions on the Island’s roads have led to at least 2 crashes tonight (Monday), including 1 involving a Land Rover Discovery that has rolled over near Havenstreet. The incident has occurred on Combley Road, close to Lynn Cross. Island...

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after being detained at gunpoint by Armed Police in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). 4 Armed Response officers descended on The Veteran pub - formerly The Marine Bar - on the corner of Esplanade and...

A rear-end shunt involving several vehicles on a main road in Ryde is causing  travel delays in the area this afternoon (Monday). The incident has occurred on the West Street crossing outside Ryde School. No one is thought to have...

Police have closed off the Town Centre in Newport this afternoon (Monday) as a result of a collision between a lorry and a pedestrian. The incident has occurred on the High Street at the junction with St James' Square, outside...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was launched this morning (Monday) to locate and recover a 65-man life raft that was activated in error by the Hayling Ferry. The Tamar-class lifeboat was launched down the slipway at Bembridge at around 09:30...