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Firefighters helped to rescue a man from a stream on the outskirts of Newport during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Crews from Newport and Ryde were mobilised to Birchmore Lane at Blackwater shortly after 01:00. The fire service...

The urgent search for an elderly lady with dementia in Ventnor has had a positive outcome this evening (Wednesday). More than 6 Police units and HM Coastguard responded to Ventnor Esplanade near The Spyglass Pub at around 20:00 following reports...

UPDATED: Firefighters are carrying out the rescue of a woman from a riverbank in the middle of Newport this evening (Wednesday). Crews from nearby Newport fire station and from Ryde Fire Station are on scene at Foxes Road near the...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on Ryde Beach this afternoon (Wednesday).  Those watching the Red Arrows aerobatic display over Portsmouth were cleared from the area at just before 16:25 as the yellow and green helicopter...

Firefighters are tackling a house fire in Carisbrooke this evening (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised 3 appliances to a residential property on Kestrel Way - off of Fieldfare Road. Crews from Newport and...

Over 114 postcodes in the Ryde and Bembridge areas have been hit by a power cut this afternoon (Tuesday).  Lights started flickering in homes and businesses at just before 14:00. Now, Southern and Scottish Electricity Networks have confirmed that customers in...

Armed Police were deployed to Sandown yesterday afternoon (Monday) following reports that a man had a gun. Hampshire Constabulary deployed the specialist officers to Avenue Road, Sandown at 15:46 following a report that a member of the public had spoken...

A teenage girl attempted to rob a shop in broad daylight brandishing a large kitchen knife earlier this afternoon (Monday). Police officers were called to Duffetts Stores on John Street in Ryde at around 12:45 following reports of the unnerving incident....

Isle of Wight man Jonathan Christopher Stasiuk has appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (Thursday) accused of the murder of 73-year-old Gerry White last Monday. Stasiuk, 60, of Pier Street, was not present in the court in person but appeared...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched to medivac a crew member from the Clipper Ventures yacht ‘CV22’ late last night (Sunday).  'Alfred Albert Williams' hit the water at 23:20 following a request from Solent Coastguard to aid a male crew...