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Police have cordoned off the main Sandown to Shanklin road and are conducting a crash investigation following a serious road traffic collision during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). A male motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital in a...

Emergency services are attending a crash on Carpenters Road between Brading and St Helens tonight (Friday). 2 fire appliances from Ryde are on scene near to Oasis, where it is understood 1 female is feared trapped inside a VW Polo....

Retained firefighters from Freshwater were mobilised to reports of a fire on a farm near Compton earlier this evening (Friday) - but all wasn't quite as it seemed. 1 appliance was mobilised by fire control at around 19:25 when a...

Police on the Isle of Wight are reinforcing the 'It's Not Worth It' message following the seizure of a car in Wroxall this afternoon (Friday). A Toyota Rav4 has been taken off the Island's streets after being stopped at the roadside...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks are working to rectify a low voltage fault which has resulted in the loss of electricity to around 55 properties in the Ryde and St Helens areas this afternoon (Friday). Earlier on today, contractors set...

Island Roads are warning of delays in and around Newport today (Friday) due to the movement of an abnormal load. A lorry is travelling across the Solent to transport a piece of equipment to the new Amey/Isle of Wight Council...

Firefighters are conducting an inspection of a housing estate in Ryde tonight (Thursday) as a result of alarmed residents reporting a strange hissing noise and a ‘smell’ in the air. 1 retained appliance from Ryde is currently on scene at...

Armed Police, several other officers and paramedics rushed to a former hotel in Sandown earlier on tonight (Thursday) after a man is alleged to have made 'threats to life'. A number of Police units and crews from the Isle of...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been and gone from a property in Wootton this evening (Thursday) following a fourth call out to the address in as many weeks. 3 fire appliances - 2 from Newport and...

2 fire appliances and a duty officer are in attendance at an address on West Street in Ryde this evening (Thursday). Both retained and wholetime crews, donned in breathing apparatus, were mobilised to reports of a property fire at around...