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Firefighters have freed a woman who became stuck in a child’s swing at a play park in Sandown this evening (Friday). 1 appliance from Sandown was mobilised to the Steven Jenkins Rainbow Park off Fort Street after reports were received...

A fire in amongst woodland in Gurnard has been extinguished by firefighters from Cowes this afternoon (Friday). 1 appliance was mobilised at 15:31 to reports of a fire near to Gurnard Pines. Retained firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish...

A single crew from East Cowes dealt with a fire in the open earlier on today (Thursday) after smoke could be seen filling the air.  The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to Minerva Road in East...

A former Isle of Wight paramedic has been struck off the medical register after being convicted of making indecent photographs of children and possessing an extreme pornographic image. The Health & Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) this week took the...

The Government has announced that businesses such as beauty salons, swimming pools and indoor gyms can finally re-open following the COVID-19 lockdown. Outdoor swimming pools and other outdoor facilities can re-open from this Saturday, but indoor gyms, sports facilities and...

27-year-old David Berridge has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after robbing a shop in Cowes with a pair of scissors last month. Berridge, of Cockleton Lane in Gurnard, entered Rashley's Premier on Park Road at around midday on...

30-year-old Jamie Simpson has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after attacking a 21-year-old local woman with a glass bottle just days before Christmas. On 20th December last year, whilst the pair were attending a wake at a property...

A 26-year-old woman from Binstead has been arrested on suspicion of assault, criminal damage and assaulting an emergency worker following an incident in Shanklin during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Officers were called to Victoria Avenue at 02:27...

A 22-year-old man sustained cut injuries to his hand after being assaulted with a knife in Sandown last night (Wednesday). The incident occurred at an address on Station Avenue, close to the junction with The Broadway, shortly before 19:00. Island...

A burst water main has left homes and businesses in parts of Shanklin without supply this morning (Thursday). Engineers are on site at Blythe Way and are working hard to repair the water pipe, with hopes of supplies being restored...