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Emergency services are responding to a 3 car shunt at Morton Common in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday).  Police have been mobilised to the scene at Morton Road where 3 vehicles - 2 Ford Fiestas and a Mercedes - have collided...

Police were called in to assist the local Mental Health Team in sectioning a man in Shanklin during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). Hampshire Constabulary assisted in executing a warrant obtained by Magistrates under Section 135 of the...

Red Funnel is to cut around 40 jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced this afternoon (Wednesday). Up to 50 roles across its head office, support and operational functions will be placed at risk, while...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Wednesday). 2 vehicles are understood to have been involved in the crash, on a series of long bends, close to Calbourne...

The South Wight has yet again been plunged into darkness following another power cut, which comes less than 24 hours after Tuesday morning’s fault. Homes and businesses are without power in Ventnor with surrounding villages including Whitwell, Niton, Rookley, Godshill...

Firefighters have established a cordon on a quiet road in Brading this evening (Tuesday) as a result of a gas main being struck and catching fire.  1 appliance from Ryde is currently in attendance on Quay Lane, where contractors from...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspected piece of ordnance on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Tuesday). Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts travelled across the Solent on the 17:00 sailing from Portsmouth,...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have investigated reports of a large cliff fall in the South Wight this evening (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard tasked officers to the area following a 999 call reporting a cliff fall. It didn't take long to find...

Another person has died in a care home on the Isle of Wight due to the coronavirus. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths on the Island to 87 — 44 in care homes, 39 in hospital, 3...

Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Wednesday). IW Met Service says that heavy rain will move in early tomorrow morning and will persist into the afternoon, with some very heavy...