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A sailor is tonight in A&E after suffering facial injuries when his vessel was struck by a rogue wave off the coast of the Isle of Wight - and he has heaped praise on the emergency services for their fast...

A lone sailor has been treated by paramedics after their vessel was hit by a rogue wave off The Needles earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat at around 15:40 after a...

A 57-year-old man has been arrested after a rock was used to smash a pharmacy window in Ryde yesterday evening (Monday). At around 18:48 yesterday (Monday) Police were called to reports of an alarm being activated at Boots Pharmacy, below...

Investigations are ongoing after a man sustained a serious cut to his hand at an address in Ryde yesterday morning (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 07:30 on Monday 27th October to Ryde Pier after a...

Motorists heading to and from Cowes are facing significant disruption this morning (Tuesday) due to a burst water main on Horsebridge Hill, which has left locals without supply. Southern Water is carrying out emergency repairs with temporary traffic lights erected...

A man who subjected his partner to months of coercive, violent abuse – and strangled a neighbour who tried to help her – has been jailed for over 2 years following a sentencing hearing at the Isle of Wight Crown...

Police, paramedics and firefighters have all responded to a crash involving 3 vehicles on a notorious junction on the outskirts of Newport this lunchtime (Monday). It was at around 13:00 that emergency services were alerted to the potentially serious road...

A van leaving the road and rolling into a  hedge resulted in a call-out for Police, Fire and Paramedics earlier this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency service personnel were first called to the scene on Whitwell Road, near St Lawrence Shute, at...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has been scrambled to the car park at Mole Country Stores in Blackwater in response to an ongoing medical emergency.  The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service was first called to the...

Fears of a fire developing inside a residential property - with persons potentially trapped inside - saw 3 appliances rush to Binstead tonight (Friday), alongside police and paramedics. It was just before 21:15 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire...