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Routine outpatient appointments at St Mary’s Hospital are being cancelled until at least next Friday (30th December), the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed. Huge pressure on the Island’s only hospital continues with a Critical Incident still in force....

A car on its roof has forced the closure of Merstone Lane near Blackwater this afternoon (Friday). Emergency services were called to the scene between Blackwater Road and Bohemia Corner, near the junction with Chapel Lane, shortly before 13:45. A...

A domestic abuser who bit police officers has been jailed for a total of 27 months. Police were called at 05:11 on Thursday 12th May to reports of a disturbance at an address on Queens Road in Shanklin. Officers attended...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a suspicious vehicle fire in East Cowes earlier this week. An investigation is underway after a Mercedes Sprinter van - belonging to Islandwide Carpets - was...

Hovertravel has suspended services between Ryde and Southsea this morning (Friday) due to adverse weather conditions., Strong winds and driving rain means that hovers are unable to operate. The next update with be at 11:00. In the meantime, tickets are...

Police and paramedics are in attendance at Downend this morning (Friday) where a vehicle had flattened a traffic bollard after its driver suffered what is thought to be a medical episode at the wheel. The incident, involving a silver Renault...

A flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast has been issued by the Environment Agency, but the alert lacks any detail due to strike action by staff. Islanders are being urged to monitor local water levels and weather conditions...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are in attendance at a road traffic collision in Nettlestone this afternoon (Thursday). The incident occurred shortly before 15:30 and has seen a grey Skoda Yeti collide with a white MG on Nettlestone Green outside...

Police are appealing for information to help locate 55-year-old Michael Bond from Shanklin, who hasn’t been seen in several days. Michael was reported missing on Monday after a neighbour became worried about his whereabouts. Since then, officers have been conducting...

Emergency services have been called to a crash involving at least 2 vehicles on Staplers Road between Newport and Wootton this evening (Wednesday). The crash has occurred near to Butterfly World, where Staplers Road becomes Whiterails Road. Hampshire & Isle...