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Emergency services are currently responding to reports of a workman who has fallen from the roof of a building in Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to the incident on...

Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat has launched in response to a Mayday call off the Isle of Wight. Solent Coastguard received the call for help at around 11:30 this morning (Thursday). A 35ft motor cruiser has reported smoke issuing from...

Diversions are in place following a road traffic collision on the main road between Shanklin and Godshill. The incident, which occurred at around 07:25, has taken place on Shanklin Road at a point around half way between Whiteley Bank roundabout...

Police on the Isle of Wight have carried out an operation to target the supply of Class A drugs being distributed through the postal service. Officers have today (Wednesday) visited Royal Mail's sorting offices at Newport and Ryde in a...

Firefighters have extinguished a suspicious motorcycle fire in Ryde this morning (Wednesday).  1 appliance from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was mobilised to the area of Pig Leg Lane shortly before 06:30 following reports of a vehicle...

3 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, bringing the monthly running total to 16 so far. The latest official figures show that 1 new case was listed on 9th September and again on 10th...

Strong words of advice were given to the skipper of a yacht after he was rescued on the Solent last night (Tuesday). Gosport Independent Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard to the assist the 19ft vessel, with a tow soon...

New data published by the Office for National Statistics reveals that another COVID-19 related death has been recorded on the Isle of Wight. In total, 86 people have now died on the Island having tested positive for COVID-19. This number...

A 57-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of heroin. Police conducted an early morning raid at an address on Witbank Gardens in Shanklin this morning (Tuesday) as part of an ongoing investigation into...

13 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight so far this month. Official data from Public Health England shows that to date, 446 cases have been identified on the Island to date with 13 of...