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A fire burning inside a bin lorry has been extinguished by firefighters from Freshwater and Newport this morning (Easter Monday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Birch Close at Colwell, near Freshwater, at 08:11 when reports were received that rubbish in...

Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of a 37ft yacht aground on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Easter Sunday). Solent Coastguard paged the volunteer lifeboat crew at 15:55 after it was reported that a yacht with 9 persons on board...

The driver of an MG3 is being sought by Police after failing to stop at the scene of a crash in the rural village of Whitwell yesterday evening (Saturday).  The incident occurred at a set of temporary traffic lights on...

Flying doctors from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are attending a medical emergency in Brading this afternoon (Saturday). Medics are currently on scene to the rear of The Bugle pub on the High Street, where several crews...

Search and rescue teams were tasked to a report of a person in difficulty near Ryde Pier last night (Friday) - but things weren’t quite as they seemed. Both Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ryde Inshore Rescue were tasked by...

Police and paramedics were called to a single vehicle collision involving a Range Rover on a main road in Shanklin overnight. The incident saw a white Evoque collide with a tree at the side of the carriageway on Victoria Avenue....

A family locked in their own home were rescued by firefighters in East Cowes during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). 1 appliance from East Cowes was mobilised to Haven Close on the Hawthorn Meadows estate at 01:27. Retained...

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic incident in the rural village of Brook this lunchtime (Friday). A cyclist is reported to be laying injured in the road on Brook Village Road, between Brighstone Road and Military Road....

The crew of the Red Funnel ferry have successfully rescued a man from the water following an incident in Southampton Waters this afternoon (Thursday). Shortly after leaving port as the 15:00 sailing from Southampton, the crew of Red Falcon became...

Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion in a residential area of Cowes last night (Wednesday) after a piece of historic ordnance was found. Police were alerted to the discovery off of Arctic Road at 13:50 in the afternoon....