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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...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has landed in a field in Porchfield this afternoon (Friday) in response to an ongoing medical emergency. The Air Ambulance crew were called to the scene at around 15:30, following a...

A 2-car collision blocked a major road between Cowes and Porchfield earlier this afternoon (Friday). Police were first called to the scene on Rolls Hill at around 12:30, following reports of a 2-vehicle collision. The crash involved 2 cars, a...

A pedestrian has been struck by a car on the dual carriageway in Newport tonight (Thursday), forcing the closure of the major road in both directions. Police and paramedics are on scene at Medina Way, where a male casualty is...

Police have launched an investigation into a series of break-ins and thefts involving coaches at Fort Street car park in Sandown. Over the past week, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has received no fewer than 4 reports of multiple...

Ryde residents are being warned of the potential for significant flooding in the Monktonmead area overnight, with as much as 80mm rainfall forecast for the coming hours. The Environment Agency has highlighted that intense rainfall is expected on the Isle...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a major fire at the former Cygnet Hotel in Sandown last weekend. As first reported by Island Echo, the fire at the former hotel on Carter Street began shortly...

A suspected drugs overdose in a public toilet, saw Police, Fire and Paramedics respond to Lake yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). At around 14:00, a member of the public discovered a man in need of medical attention within a toilet cubicle on...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with forecasters predicting heavy rain and the risk of damaging winds tonight (Wednesday) into Thursday morning. IW Met Service has issued the alert advising that a small but...

Wightlink has been forced to cancel 6 of its car ferry sailings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Wednesday). The cross-Solent ferry operator says that unexpected crew sickness has led to the decision to cancel 3 sailings from Fishbourne, and...