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Police descended on a quiet residential street in Winford this morning (Friday) following the discovery of a man's body in questionable circumstances. 5 units responded to a block of flats on Forest Way at just gone 08:00, alongside 2 ambulances...

Fire crews from Shanklin and Ryde worked to contain and extinguish a fire at a flat in Ventnor earlier this evening (Thursday). It was just before 18:40 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised 2 appliances...

An Isle of Wight man who tried to get a 6-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity has been sent to prison for 39 months - on his birthday. Liam Hibberd, 35, of Carlton Place in Ryde, appeared at the...

A computer error has forced the closure of Portsmouth Harbour this afternoon (Thursday), with the King's Harbour Master unable to authorise vessels to enter or exit the harbour. Wightlink's car ferry and Fastcat services to and from Fishbourne and Ryde...

A major search and rescue response to a reported boat fire off the Isle of Wight, involving 2 lifeboats, a Coastguard Rescue helicopter and Border Force, is thought to be a hoax - with no stricken vessel or anyone in...

Concerns for the welfare of an individual have led the Police, Coastguard and the RNLI to respond to both Culver Down and Seaview. It was just before 10:50 this morning (Thursday) that HM Coastguard mobilised 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams, from...

Police have issued a wanted appeal to locate a man they wish to speak to in connection with a serious assault in Ventnor last month. Police want to speak 25-year-old Lewis Morera-Morgan after a 28-year-old man was assaulted on Albert...

Reports of a woman in the water off Ryde Esplanade prompted a large-scale emergency response this morning (Wednesday), with a helicopter and lifeboat amongst the resources mobilised. It was just gone 08:35 that Police were alerted to a concern for...

Smoke seen rising from the derelict Parkbury Hotel has seen fire crews rush to Sandown this morning (Wednesday). It was just before 09:40 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to a potential blaze developing...

A man has been rushed to hospital after sustaining injuries in a crash between a car and a HGV on a rural country lane on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Wednesday). It was shortly before 08:30 that police, paramedics...