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Police, fire and ambulance crews are dealing with a road traffic collision on Military Road this afternoon (Saturday). 1 vehicle is understood to have come to a rest on its roof in a field having left the carriageway. Emergency services...

Police have already made their first seizure of the day, taking an unlawful van off the Isle of Wight's roads. The Nissan Kubistar van was stopped on Fairlee Road on the outskirts of Newport sometime before 08:45. Roadside enquiries carried...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this morning (Saturday) due to a fault with a prow cable. Engineers are said to be on site to repair the issue, with hopes of resuming a normal timetabled service later...

Wightlink's Fast Cat catamaran service has been hit by a mechanical issue this afternoon (Friday) as commuters head home for the weekend. Due to what is understood to be an engine issue with one of the Wight Ryder vessels, a...

Police and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision at the bottom of Victoria Grove in East Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident, which is reported to involve 2 cars, has occurred near to the bend where Victoria Grove...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Whippingham this morning (Friday) in which a car has left the carriageway and rolled into a field. The incident has taken place on the main road into East Cowes near the...

Crews from Freshwater Fire Station have tackled a fire in the open at Golden Hill in the West Wight this evening (Thursday). 1 pump and a water carrier were mobilised to a wooded area near Norton Green, Freshwater sometime before...

A radio call for help led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Thursday). Although it was believed the boat was not far from Cowes Harbour, near Prince Consort Buoy, the lifeboat search proved fruitless. However, it was...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in the heart of Cowes this afternoon (Thursday) in response to a medical emergency in the town. Doctors and paramedics on board the life-saving helicopter have touched down on the...

Photo: Bembridge CRT The Royal Navy's Bomb Disposal Team were mobilised to East Cowes Esplanade earlier this morning (Thursday) following the discovery of what was thought to be a piece of explosive ordnance. Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs) from Bembridge Coastguard...