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The Isle of Wight is soon to be home to a significant new television and film studio, situated on the banks of the River Medina in East Cowes. Medina Studios Ltd is set to build a facility comprising 4 sound...

Bembridge RNLI lifeboat launched during the early hours of this morning (Friday) in response to a Mayday call from a yacht taking on water in the English Channel, with the Royal Navy and Newhaven RNLI also responding to the emergency....

Flares have been fired into the night sky off Ryde tonight (Thursday) as HM Coastguard launches a search over concerns for an individual. Cowes RNLI lifeboat is currently conducting a search in the area of Ryde Pier and has set...

A 5th man has been charged with an immigration offence following an incident that saw a large number of people smuggled to the Island on a boat back in March 2020. Robbie Hounsham, 54, of Ashey Road, Ryde, was charged...

Coastguard Rescue 175 has been scrambled to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with an injured male at the Worsley Obelisk on Appuldurcombe Down this lunchtime (Thursday). The incident has occurred on a remote area of downland between the...

38-year-old Luke Fauvel has been banned from entering the centre of Newport for a period of 3 years as part of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) imposed by the courts. Fauvel, of Station Avenue in Sandown, was handed the CBO...

Staffing issues that have been affecting cross-Solent travel and Island Line trains have now spread like the plague to the Cowes Floating Bridge, which will be suspended for 5 hours on Monday. The Isle of Wight Council has announced that...

A road traffic collision on the main road into East Cowes is causing rush hour tailbacks this evening (Wednesday). The incident has happened on Whippingham Road between Racecourse Roundabout and Folly Lane. Traffic is heavy heading in and out of...

Wightlink has confirmed that it’s FastCat service will return to normal tomorrow (Thursday) with 1 boat in operation, but the slower charter boat will kick start the day. Repairs have now been completed to Wight Ryder II after the vessel...

Following a period of cancellations due to adverse weather and technical issues, Hovertravel has announced this afternoon (Wednesday) that it has had to suspend its operation once again due to further technical issues. Hovertravel says that an update will be...