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The IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for fog, which is set to come into force today (Sunday). The service says that coastal fog in southern and western parts will occasionally spread to other areas at times...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services including the Police, Ambulance Service and the Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a road traffic collision near Havenstreet this evening (Saturday). At least 5 police units alongside 2 ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and 2...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are attending to a cyclist who has been knocked and from his bike and sustained serious injuries in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service rushed to the scene...
Read moreDetails2 men have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Newport yesterday afternoon (Friday). A 36-year-old man from the Freshwater area was approached by 2 men who subsequently stolen a quantity of cash from the victim’s wallet....
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have been called to the Newport Prison Estate this morning after reports of a fire near a domestic property. Several crews including those from Newport and Cowes along with a water carrier from Freshwater are in attendance at the...
Read moreDetailsA member of the public has been publicly thanked by police for assisting in the arrest of a man suspected of committing an offence in Newport yesterday afternoon (Friday). Officers were in attendance at the Morrison’s supermarket when they became...
Read moreDetailsResidents in 5 postcodes in the Ryde area are without power following an electricity outage this afternoon (Friday). In the last few minutes, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has confirmed that a fault was reported at 15:13. Engineers are...
Read moreDetailsPolice have made the arrest of a 25-year-old man following a series of incidents that saw 2 large-scale searches take place near Whitcombe. Hampshire Constabulary has been conducting enquiries after a spate of incidents, with the National Police Air Service...
Read moreDetailsEarly morning travellers using Red Funnel’s vehicle ferry service are experiencing delays this morning (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has announced that the 06:00 departure from Southampton and the 07:30 departure from East Cowes have been cancelled due to a technical...
Read moreDetailsSeveral police units, supported by the National Police Air Service helicopter, have returned to the Whitcombe and Carisbrooke areas in an apparent suspect search this morning (Friday). At least 3 police cars and 2 vans have taken up positions on...
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