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37-year-old Paul Allen has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court accused of no less than 13 child sex offences, including penetrative sexual activity with an underage boy. Allen, formally of Hinton Road in Carisbrooke, appeared before the court...

Police have been making enquiries following a suspicious incident in Lake yesterday (Wednesday) where an 11-year-old boy was approached by a man. It was reported to Police that at some time between 13:20 and 14:00, an 11-year-old child was approached...

Gritters will be out and about across the Island’s road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday) for the first gritting run of the winter season. Island Roads is anticipating low temperatures overnight, resulting in the fleet undertaking...

Just days after the state of the Isle of Wight's ferry services was raised in the House of Lords, Island MP Bob Seely has pressed the Government to look at stronger measures to protect the public interest over cross-Solent ferries....

A charity clothes bin - and it’s donated contents - has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). Firefighters from Ryde are currently on scene at Salters Road in Haylands, where a clothing collection point...

Reports of a woman on the wrong side of a fence at the edge of Culver Cliff prompted an emergency response to the area earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised to...

IW Met Service has issued a yellow fog warning for the Isle of Wight tonight (Tuesday) and into tomorrow morning. Areas of mist and fog will gradually develop as darkness falls and these will become rather widespread by dawn with...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending an incident near Carisbrooke where a 23-year-old horse has fallen into a ditch this lunchtime (Tuesday).  Fire crews from Newport and Ryde are currently dealing with the large animal...

A crash on Sandown Road in Lake has resulted in the carriageway being blocked between Newport Road and Cemetery Road this morning (Tuesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to the incident near the junction of Flitcroft Gardens. Hampshire...

2 men in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and burglary following an incident in Ryde overnight. Officers attended an address in Monkton Street shortly after 04:00 this morning to make arrests. This...