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Wightlink’s Fishbourne to Portsmouth car ferry service is delayed this morning (Monday) due to a medical emergency on board with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance scrambled to the scene. The incident has occurred on the St Clare...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and numerous other emergency services have been called to a medical emergency on the banks of the River Medina in Newport this morning (Monday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is in...

As tens of thousands of festival revellers head home after the Isle of Wight Festival, Red Funnel has confirmed delays of 40 minutes on its vehicle ferry service. A lack of available crew members means that the 08:00 Southampton to East...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was back out on the water earlier this evening (Sunday), for the second time this weekend, taking part in a search in the western Solent. At around 17:40, the inshore lifeboat responded to a report that a man in a...

Photo by Tom Hawkins Plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing across the Solent this afternoon (Sunday) as a result of a boat becoming engulfed by fire off the Isle of Wight. Gosport Lifeboat responded to a call for...

The volunteer crew of Cowes RNLI lifeboat had a busy day today (Saturday), initially launching for an exercise and then responding to no fewer than 3 shouts. The first incident involved a motor vessel which, unbeknown to its crew, was...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service this evening (Saturday) due to adverse weather conditions.  An increasingly strong wind has led to the decision to stop all hover crossings between Ryde and Southsea. An update is expected at 20:30, but it...

23-year-old Ian Willett, a convicted sex offender who fled to the Isle of Wight earlier this week, is back behind bars and has been handed a further 8-month prison sentence. Willett, formally of Nelson Road in Newport, was jailed last...

Red Funnel's services to and from the Isle of Wight are being hit by cancellations and delays on what is one of the busiest days of the year for the cross-Solent operator. As thousands of people descend on the Isle...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at Nine Acres Playing Field in the middle of Newport this morning (Friday). After circling low over the town centre, the helicopter touched down at 07:48. Onboard doctors and paramedics...