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Police have made the arrest of a 36-year-old man who is suspected of committing drug importation offences. Hampshire Constabulary’s South Wight Neighbourhood Patrol Teams arrested the man from Ventnor on suspicion of Importation of a Class A Controlled Drug earlier...

A woman has suffered minor injuries after an incident in Lake yesterday (Monday). Emergency services including the police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to Sandown Road at just after 12:15 following reports of a pedestrian being...

Motorists are facing delays travelling through Newport this morning (Tuesday) as a result of a reported car fire. The incident has occurred on St George's Way close to the Cineworld complex - slap bang in the middle of the one-way...

Wightlink has extended its revised ferry timetable until Tuesday 13th July due to a serious mechanical failure onboard the flagship Victoria of Wight. Engineers have carried out a full investigation of the affected engine onboard Wightlink’s largest ship and have...

Reports of a drifting dinghy prompted a callout for members of Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team this afternoon (Sunday). The team was diverted from their duty patrol after HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public who had...

A major shakeup in the West Wight's supermarket situation is set to take place this autumn, as Freshwater's Co-Op superstore is set to be sold to Tesco. The West Wight's largest supermarket will change hands in the next few months,...

Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision on a main road into Bembridge this afternoon (Sunday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue service and the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

The discovery of a body prompted a police response to Gurnard yesterday morning (Saturday). At least 4 police units responded to Marsh Road after a report was received by a member of the public at 08:49. Police officers from Hampshire...

Firefighters from Shanklin have tackled a fire in the open this afternoon (Saturday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service crew attended the scene on Golf Links Road at just after 14:30 after a 999 call reporting...

Police have erected a cordon on a residential street in Cowes after a man sustained injuries earlier this evening (Friday). Multiple police units rushed to the scene on Denmark Road at just after 19:30, alongside colleagues from the Isle of...