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Photo: Friends of Freshwater Fire Station A bonfire on Totland Beach has been extinguished by firefighters tonight (Saturday) following concerns that the fire would potentially spread to nearby wooden structures.  The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services mobilised 1...

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance has airlifted a patient from Shalfleet to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth this afternoon (Saturday). The yellow helicopter landed in a field off Corf Road at around 14:45 following a request for assistance from...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at Colwell Common in the West Wight this afternoon (Saturday).  Local paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IOWAS) have met with the helicopter at the landing site just...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat was tasked to launch to the aid of a 35ft yacht during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Shortly before 02:30, Solent Coastguard received reports of a vessel with engine failure some 7 miles...

The title sponsors of Cowes Week 2019, Lendy Ltd, have entered administration today (Friday), it has been announced. Following action taken by the Finance Conduct Authority (FCA), Lendy Ltd appointed Damian Webb, Phillip Rodney Sykes and Mark John Wilson of...

The fisherman off Yaverland, Sandown Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat dashed to Sandown Bay earlier this afternoon (Friday). HM Coastguard tasked the lifeboat and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team to a potential dinghy floating out to sea off Yaverland. Bembridge's D-class lifeboat...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been in action on the Isle of Wight this morning (Friday).  An unwell patient - thought to be suffering with a cardiac issue - has been airlifted from Ventnor to the...

A number of sailings on Red Funnel’s East Cowes to Southampton car ferry service have been cancelled this morning (Friday) due to a technical issue. The 07:00 and 08:30 from Southampton have both been pulled, alongside the 08:30 from East...

The Isle of Wight Council are attempting to locate the owner of a chihuahua that was found shaven, painted and abandoned on Pan Meadows in Newport earlier this week. A concerned member of the public took the chihuahua to a...

2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a property in Sandown this evening (Wednesday) following a 999 call from concerned neighbours. Crews from Bembridge and Sandown were called to Worcester Close off...