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Firefighters were mobilised to the clifftop at Compton last night when a group of people set up a campfire - despite the tinder-dry conditions. Concerned onlookers alerted Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to the situation, with...

HM Coastguard, Police and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have responded to concerns for the welfare of a male cut off by the tide at Luccombe this evening (Thursday). Emergency services are currently on scene at  Shanklin Esplanade - the...

An 11-year-old boy who fell into the sea and started drowning was rescued by eagle-eyes lifeguards in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday)  The youngster, who can’t swim, accidentally slipped off the concrete groyne and entered the water. A lifeguard was quickly...

A power cut is affecting homes and businesses in the Lake and Shanklin area this afternoon (Thursday). Some 71 postcodes have been hit by the outage, the cause of which is unknown at this time. Electricity supply was lost at...

Firefighters were called to Atherley Road in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Thursday) when smoke started issuing from a bin lorry. 2 appliances from Ryde and Shanklin were mobilised to the Council car park at just before 13:00. It had been...

A yellow weather warning for heavy and thundery downpours - potentially bringing as much as 40mm of rain to some areas - has been issued for the Isle of Wight, just days after glorious 37c sunshine. Forecasters at IW Met...

Plumes of smoke coming from the exhaust of a van led to a call out for firefighters in Newport earlier this morning (Thursday). Shortly before 09:55, 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to Sea Street where a Vauxhall van appeared...

Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision involving 2 cars on Culver Down between Bembridge and Sandown this morning (Thursday). The crash - involving a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and a Chevrolet Captiva Ltz - has occurred on...

Police have drafted in the assistance of WightSAR and HM Coastguard in a bid to locate missing 54-year-old Julie Gisborn, who has gone missing from Ventnor. Earlier today (Wednesday) an appeal for information was launched by Hampshire Constabulary as concerns...

Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Tapnell this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident, which occurred shortly before 16:30, has resulted in the closure of the road between Wilmingham Lane and Chessell. It’s thought a...