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A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for the Isle of Wight on Sunday. Forecasters IW Met Service say that a spell of strong west to northwesterly winds will affect the island throughout Sunday and even though the general...

Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's service this morning (Saturday). Strong winds have stopped both Island Flyer and Solent Flyer from operating on the Ryde to Southsea route. Hovertravel say an update will...

Firefighters from Newport and Freshwater are attending a rural address in Brook tonight (Friday) after a small electrical fire broke out a short time ago. 2 appliances were mobilised to Dunsbury Farm Lane at around 19:20 and both crews remain on...

Cowes RNLI and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 were involved in a midnight search following the activation of a distress beacon last night (Thursday). At around 22:25, Solent Coastguard picked up an emergency distress beacon signal in the vicinity of Osborne...

A small fishing boat taking on water in the area of Osborne Bay has been towed to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat tonight (Thursday). Just as the volunteer crew of Cowes Lifeboat were preparing to launch on exercise, Solent Coastguard...

Strong winds on the Solent have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's Ryde to Southsea service this afternoon (Thursday). Both Solent Flyer and Island Flyer have been halted as a result of the adverse conditions. Hovertravel say that an update...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been placed into financial special measures by NHS Improvement as it battles a worsening deficit. Specific costs relating to the Island's situation have been blamed for not being able to deliver all efficiency...

1 person has been seriously injured following a crash in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the scene of the incident on Fairlee Road at around...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision at Shide in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident has occurred on Shide Road between Medina Avenue and Watergate Road. Firefighters from Newport have been mobilised to the scene...

Bembridge RNLI lifeboat is evacuating an injured crew member from a large roll on-roll off cargo ship that is at anchor off Sandown Bay this morning (Monday). The All Weather Lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around...