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2 men have been jailed for 6 years each for a knifepoint robbery in Ryde back in October - a crime which nearly resulted in a teenager losing their sight in one eye. Dylan Doughty, 22, of no fixed address...

34-year-old Craig Knowles has been charged with 3 counts of robbery following a series of incidents at a Central convenience store in Sandown. Officers investigating the robberies at Avenue Road on 19th November, 27th November and 16th December last night...

A Reliant Robin - affectionately known as a plastic pig - has been damaged following a collision in Shanklin this morning (Wednesday). The incident has taken place on Landguard Road at the junction with Carter Road. It is reported to...

A 34-year-old local man has been arrested in connection with 3 robberies at the Central Convenience Store on Avenue Road, Sandown. Police were called to the store at around 20:30 last night (Monday) after a robbery was carried out. It...

Firearms officers were transported across the Solent by a MOD Police boat this afternoon (Monday) as an incident unfolded in Ryde. At around 15:00, Armed Response Officers based on the Isle of Wight responded from Newport to Ryde following reports...

A minor road traffic collision involving a small van has resulted in the diversion of buses in the West Wight this evening (Monday). The incident has occurred on Afton Road outside the Co-Operative store. Police are in attendance and have...

A member of staff at HMP Isle of Wight has died whilst behind the walls of Parkhurst prison, but the circumstances of the death are not being treated as suspicious. Police were called to the prison off Clissfold Road at...

Police are appealing for witnesses after yesterday’s (Sunday’s) collision on Binstead Road near Ryde, which left a 54-year-old with serious head injuries. Emergency services were called at 16:37 to a report of a collision between a pedestrian and a Volkswagen...

Homes and businesses in the towns of East Cowes and Wootton have lost power this morning (Monday). A main network fault has resulted in the loss of supply to some 84 postcode areas in the PO32 region. It is hoped...

Police are attending a road traffic collision on Wilmingham Lane near Yarmouth this morning (Monday). Officers responded to the scene, alongside the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, at around 08:45. The road is currently being used as a diversion route...