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Coastguard Rescue Teams are assisting Police in the search for a missing person near Freshwater tonight (Tuesday).  As the sun sets Police have been joined by Coastguard Officers from The Needles and Ventnor at Tennyson Down, between Freshwater and Alum...

Former Isle of Wight councillor Gerard White has been named locally as the victim of Monday's suspected murder in Lake. Gerry, who previously represented Lake North as a Conservative councillor, was found deceased in amongst woodland off the Byway SS18...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Whiterails Road near Wootton this afternoon (Tuesday). Persons are feared trapped in the wreckage of the 2-vehicle crash, which has occurred between Solent Grange care home and Butterfly World. Police have...

A murder investigation has been launched on the Isle of Wight tonight (Monday) following the discovery of a body in woodland in Lake. Police have arrested a 60-year-old man from Sandown on suspicion of murder after the body of a...

Photo: Friends of Freshwater Fire Station Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision in Freshwater this evening (Monday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have mobilised two appliances - one from Freshwater and one from...

The Brexit Party has gained a total of 19,392 votes in the European Elections here on the Isle of Wight - 46% of the total votes cast. Islanders made their way to polling stations earlier this week to have their...

2 people have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident in Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday).  Police were called at 13:44 to a report that a man had been assaulted at a property on Alpine...

Photo Dawn Hodge/Bembridge RNLI The volunteer crew of Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched down the slipway at the crack of dawn this morning (Sunday) to go to the assistance of a 33ft yacht off the Isle of Wight. Solent...

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...