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Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have been tasked to reports of a windsurfer in difficulty in Shanklin this afternoon (Friday). Coastguard officers are on scene at the northern end of the Esplanade after being alerted to the situation by a member...

Firefighters from Shanklin were mobilised to reports of a vehicle fire in Lake this lunchtime (Friday). 1 appliance was sent to Denness Road at around midday. The crew found the van fire to be out upon arrival, but they disconnected...

A child was struck by a pellet outside Broadlea Primary School in Lake on Tuesday - the same school where a BB gun was discovered by staff. Police say they were called shortly after 15:45 to a minor injury assault...

Wightlink are advising customers that there may be delays of up to an hour on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route today (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has advised that a mechanical issue could affect customers travelling with the company today. There has been...

Emergency services are responding to a road traffic incident involving a cyclist in Shanklin this evening (Thursday).  The cyclist is thought to have been knocked their bike by a Kia car on High Street, outside Chubby’s takeaway. Police have closed...

Parents and students at Broadlea Primary School in Lake are being reassured after a pupil was found to have brought a BB gun into the school on Tuesday. Headteacher Sharon Freeley has written to parents to say that an 'inappropriate...

A car has come off the road and rolled onto its roof on The Downs near Duxmore this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services are on scene and traffic is building as a result of the incident, which occurred at just before...

Firefighters from East Cowes turned out in response to a 1-year-old child locked in at a property in the town earlier this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance was mobilised to Osborne Heights off Old Road at 09:59 following reports that a...

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug following a raid on a property in Ryde this morning (Thursday). Officers from the Ryde Neighbourhood Policing team descended on an...

A spell of heavy rain will move across the Isle of Wight from the south tomorrow morning (Friday) with strong winds expected into the weekend, prompting 2 yellow weather warnings being issued by local forecasters IW Met Service. The rain...