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The actions of an Isle of Wight man are thought to have saved a toddler’s life on a packed beach at Shanklin this afternoon (Tuesday). Chris Goddard was enjoying the glorious sunshine at Shanklin with his family when he noticed...

Forecasters are predicting plenty of hot weather with long sunny spells across the Isle of Wight over the next few days, accompanied by high humidity. IW Met Service says that it will feel very warm across most of the Island...

Motorists heading in and out of Ryde are facing delays this afternoon (Monday) as a result of a single vehicle road traffic collision at Binstead. A Toyota Yaris has collided head-on into a lamp post causing not only significant damage...

Firefighters have been called to a residential property in Binstead this morning (Monday). 2 fire appliances from Ryde have been mobilised to a detached bungalow on Hamilton Road, where a small washing machine fire has broken out. Crews wearing breathing...

A yellow weather warning for dense fog overnight and into Tuesday morning has been issued for the Isle of Wight. Local forecasters IW Met Service say that low cloud and coastal mist in the West will gradually become more widespread...

Motorists are facing delays of around 20 minutes this morning (Monday) due to the erection of temporary traffic lights on the main Newport to Cowes road. Southern Water are working to repair a burst water main close to St Mary's...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat launched to reports of an automatic Mayday alert being transmitted near Osborne Bay this morning (Sunday). Solent Coastguard requested volunteers to respond at around 09:20 after a DSC alert - a type of Mayday alert issued through...

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...