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Gritters will be out and about across the Island’s road network for the first time this season during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday). Island Roads are anticipating low temperatures overnight, resulting in the fleet undertaking a full salt...

A garage and a car contained within have been badly damaged by a fire that broke out on the outskirts of Newport late last night (Monday). Firefighters from Newport and Cowes were mobilised to a residential property on Cowes Road...

Winter is set to bite harder with forecasters predicting temperatures as low as -4c overnight across the Isle of Wight by the weekend, bringing a risk of ice and snow. A cold weather advisory has been issued by IW Met...

Police, ambulance and fire crews are in attendance at a road traffic collision on Racecourse Roundabout this evening (Saturday). The incident occurred shortly after 22:45 this evening and has seen a vehicle - a Red Smart Car - end up...

Firefighters are working to extinguish a property fire that has spread through a detached dwelling in Ryde this evening (Friday). 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport are on scene at Buckland Gardens, off Spencer Road, where a kitchen fire has...

A technical issue onboard one of its vessels has seen Red Jet cancel 4 sailings on its hi-speed West Cowes - Southampton route this afternoon (Friday). The 16:45 and 17:55 from Southampton and the 17:20 and 18:30 from West Cowes...

A Dominos delivery rider has escaped any serious injury following a collision with a car on Coppins Bridge in Newport this lunchtime (Friday). The incident occurred on East Street, at the junction with Pyle Street, shortly before 12:55. Police have...

Forecasters are predicting widespread fog will develop across many parts of the Isle of Wight tonight and into tomorrow (Friday), prompting a yellow weather warning. IW Met Service warns that there is potential for some extremely dense areas of fog,...

A 33-year-old man from East Cowes has been arrested after being caught driving a lorry on false plates, whilst suspected of being under the influence of drugs. Police stopped the vehicle in a layby at Whippingham earlier this evening (Thursday)...

Following an increase in demand for emergency care, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a Critical Incident at St Mary's Hospital. Delays in discharging people home or into social care settings - known as bedblovkers - means that...