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A 43-year-old man from Havant has been arrested on suspicion of burglary following a break-in at The Happy Haddock fish and chip shop in Shanklin's Old Village over the weekend. A cash box and till insert were stolen from inside...

Armed Police from both the Island and the mainland have surrounded a property on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Monday). A large number of emergency vehicles responded to Rooke Street, close to Parkhurst prison, at around 07:30, with more...

Adverse weather is resulting in delays and cancellations on cross-Solent travel this morning (Monday).  Hovertravel have suspended their service between Ryde and Southsea in its entirety. An update is due at 08:00. Wightlink have cancelled a number of sailings on...

A tree has fallen and blocked the main B road between Newport and Freshwater this morning (Monday). The tree, which has blocked the entire width of the carriageway, has meant Calbourne Road (The Middle Road) has been closed to all...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses after a safe with around £600 in cash was stolen from a café in Godshill overnight. The theft took place sometime between 00:10 and 00:40 this morning (Sunday 8th December) at...

Cowes RNLI Lifeboat, Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were all involved in a search of the River Medina yesterday afternoon (Saturday) as a result of an emergency beacon activation. At around 15:30, Cowes Lifeboat was tasked...

A driver has sustained serious injuries after crashing into a tree on the outskirts of Ryde during the early hours of yesterday morning (Saturday). Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident on Ashey Road, close to Smallbrook roundabout,...

A burglar who stole more than £4,000 worth of perfume and aftershave from a shop on the Isle of Wight has been jailed for more than 2 years. John Duckworth broke into Regent Beauty Shop in Shanklin in the early...

A yellow weather warning for wind on Sunday has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. Today's warning states that a spell of very strong winds is likely to develop as we move through...

A mixture of staff sickness and adverse weather has led to the cancellation of sailings on Wightlink’s Fishbourne route and the Yarmouth route this morning (Friday).  The cross-Solent ferry operator says that due to sickness of an essential member of crew,...