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Mountbatten IW has been subject to a break-in at their warehouse in Newport last night (Thursday).  The charity took to Facebook to announce the news that vandals had smashed through a back window and stole a donation collection tin. At...

A burst water main in Newport has left some residents without water this afternoon (Friday). Southern Water is aware of a burst main on Furrlongs and they are currently investigating the cause. Once the burst has been located, repair works to...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a fire in the open in Newport this lunchtime (Friday). A hedge has caught light off Hinton Road and is threatening a nearby bungalow. The alarm was raised...

Tonnes of rock has crashed down onto a popular beach in Sandown Bay following a cliff fall. The significant fall has occurred at Redcliff, Yaverland between Sandown and Culver Down. It's thought the cliff face gave way either overnight or...

2 lifeboats and 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams are conducting a search of Whitecliff Bay in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday). A pair of kayakers are thought to be missing at sea, prompting a large scale search to be launched. Bembridge RNLI’s...

Firefighters have been mobilised to St Mary's Hospital in Newport this morning (Thursday). At least 3 appliances from Newport and Ryde have been tipped out to the hospital on Parkhurst Road. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were...

A minor incident involving a cyclist causing delays for motorists heading in and out of Newport this morning (Thursday). The rider has been injured on Fairlee Road at Binfield, close to the entrance for Island Harbour. Paramedics have been called...

Traffic is building in the St George's area of Newport this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a crash between a car and a motorcycle. Emergency services have been alerted to the road traffic collision at the Matalan roundabout at...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts from Portsmouth have been on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Wednesday). The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were called out early this morning to establish a cordon around a piece of suspected ordnance which was...

The Isle of Wight will see temperatures of 22c this Bank Holiday weekend, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. Long sunny spells will be experienced across the Island as thousands of visitors and locals alike enjoy the long weekend...