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A power cut has hit businesses and premises in some South Wight areas of the Island this evening (Tuesday).  Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) are aware of a fault that has affected some homes in and around Godshill, Sandford,...

The driver of a vehicle which failed to stop for Police in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) has been arrested on suspicion of several offences, including disqualified driving. A local dog unit requested that a Ford Focus pulled over after...

Red Funnel has announced that their Hi-Speed Red Jet service between Cowes and Southampton will be suspended until Wednesday morning. The cross-Solent passenger service will be stopped from 17:00 as a result of the adverse weather conditions. The last departures...

A 34ft yacht that told HM Coastguard they had steering problems off Gurnard Green led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat earlier this evening (Monday). The yacht - with 2 men and a woman on board - had sailed...

Wightlink have cancelled 5 sailings on their West Wight ferry service this evening (Monday) due to a mechanical issue. It has been confirmed that the 18:00 and 19:15 sailings from Lymington have been pulled, alongside the 17:05, 19:00 and 20:10...

Yellow weather warnings for severe gales and heavy rain have been issued by local weather forecasters IW Met Service, as the Isle of Wight says goodbye to the hot Summer sunshine. Gusts of up to 70mph are expected on the...

Island Line trains are suspended this morning (Monday) due to a signalling issue. The network has been shut down all weekend to allow for engineering works as part of the multi-million-pound investment in Island Line. The service was set to...

Another new case of COVID-19 was recorded on the Isle of Wight just days go, according to Public Health England figures. The latest data reveals that there have been a total of 429 cases of the potentially deadly virus since the...

Yarmouth RNLI was tasked to a motor cruiser that had encountered an engine failure in the West Wight this afternoon (Sunday).  Yarmouth’s Severn class All Weather Lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at...

Cowes RNLI had 2 taskings this afternoon (Sunday) - the first was to reports of a windsurfer in difficulty and the second was in response to a boat taking on water. They launched their Inshore Lifeboat at around 15:45 following...