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An elderly driver was involved in a low-speed pursuit near Newport last night (Sunday) after driving at 'excessively low speeds' and then failing to stop for Police. A Citroen C3, being driven by a woman in her 70s, was observed...

Hovertravel has been forced to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service this morning (Sunday) due to adverse weather conditions. Strong winds being experienced by the hovercraft pilots has led to the decision being made to cancel all crossings until further notice. It...

Police have responded to an attempted break in at a swimming pool in Ryde tonight (Saturday). At just before 21:25, a 999 call to the Force Control Room alerted Police to the situation at The Waterside Pool in Ryde. Officers...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been joined by Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat in a search of Culver Cliff this afternoon (Saturday). The search and rescue operation has been sparked by concerns for an individual who was seen...

The troubled Cowes Floating Bridge has once again been taken out of service due to a technical issue discovered this afternoon (Saturday).  Council officials say that the chain ferry - which operates between East Cowes and Cowes - will remain out...

The main road between Brading and Sandown has been placed under an emergency closure this morning (Saturday) due to what Island Roads are calling an ‘electrical incident’. Morton Road (Morton Common) has been closed to all traffic between Yarbridge Cross...

A motorcyclist is being checked over by paramedics as a result of a collision with a car in Newport this evening (Friday). A small-engined motorcycle has gone under the front of a Mazda 5, injuring the motorcycle rider. The incident,...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. "Our roads are not being policed" - they are the words of a former Isle of Wight traffic cop who has joined calls for a dedicated Roads Policing Unit to be reinstated locally. As...

Police on the Isle of Wight have been alerted to yet another motorcycle theft - this time from a car park in Sandown. The owner of a Kymco 125cc motorcycle - HW18 BBU - has taken to social media in...

Police have launched an investigation after 2 of the Isle of Wight's White-tailed Eagles were found dead. Britain's largest bird of prey was reintroduced into the wild from Bouldnor near Yarmouth in 2019. Since then, the Eagles have been seen...