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32-year-old Jordan Canning has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for engaging in penetrative sexual activity with an underage girl. It was in March last year that Canning, of Star Street in Ryde, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

Emergency services responded to Seagrove Bay near Seaview after a man suffered injuries in a fall on the rocks yesterday afternoon (Thursday). The incident occurred at around 14:10, prompting a callout for the Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team, Bembridge RNLI and...

A 31-year-old Cowes man has been arrested and questioned on suspicion of drug driving after he ploughed his van into several parked vehicles yesterday morning (Thursday). It was just before 09:40 that a white Volkswagen Transporter collided with a Volkswagen...

2 men have been arrested and a van-load of evidence seized as part of a burglary investigation linked to stolen tools from the Isle of Wight College. Police attended an address on Albany Road, Newport on Wednesday and Thursday in...

Tributes have tonight been paid to 17-month-old Jayla-Jean McLaren, who died from serious injuries at the weekend, with a special memorial gathering held in Newport this evening (Thursday). The youngster was rushed to St Mary’s emergency department in a serious...

An independent lifeboat became grounded on a sandbank in the Solent this evening (Thursday) while attending a rescue incident involving a stricken vessel on Ryde Sands. Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service became stranded on sandbank while responding to the...

A man arrested after a female cyclist was allegedly pushed from a sea wall in Sandown has been released on bail until November, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed. The 38-year-old from Ryde was arrested on suspicion of...

A man has tragically died after becoming injured on board a yacht whilst sailing out on the Solent yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday). It was around 12:20 that both Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat and Lymington RNLI‘s Inshore Lifeboat were paged to...

A 30-year-old woman from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following Sunday's incident at Sandown Jewellers, where a member of staff was punched and a ring stolen. The robbery took place at around 15:15 on Sunday afternoon (3rd...

A cyclist is being tended to by paramedics after being knocked off their bike in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on scene at Victoria Road. The road is blocked...