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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...

The Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Council, John Metcalfe, is set to leave the local authority after 6 years at the helm. John, who costs the Island taxpayer over £160,000 a year, will be taking up the role...

Police on the Isle of Wight are asking locals to keep an eye out for elderly neighbours, friends and relatives as they investigate a series of burglaries that have seen jewellery and money stolen from people's homes. A total of...

Wight Shipyard Co. has announced an all-share merger with multinational shipbuilder OCEA, which will see operations in East Cowes ramp up significantly. The deal is scheduled to complete by March 2022 and will see The Wight Shipyard Co. nearly double...

Emergency services are at the scene of a collision on the cut through road between Ashey and Brading this evening (Monday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all in attendance on West Lane - just east of the dipped S-bend...