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4 ducks have been plucked and butchered for their breast meat at the side of the road near St Helens on the Isle of Wight. The fresh remains of the animals have been discovered in a ditch by members of...

Emergency servies have responded to reports of a car crashing off the road and into a field between Shanklin and Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to Bonchurch Road near Cowleaze Hill...

2 cyclists have been taken to hospital following a road traffic incident in Shanklin this evening (Saturday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service sent 2 ambulances to Church Road near Cowleaze Hill at 18:47. Southern Vectis tweeted at the time to...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI have evacuated an unwell passenger from a cruise ship in the Solent this evening (Saturday). The All Weather Lifeboat was tasked to launch from Bembridge at just gone 18:00 when it was reported to Solent Coastguard that...

Police responded in force to reports of anti social behaviour in the centre of Newport last night (Friday), which resulted in the arrest of 2 local teenagers. A large group of youths are reported to have congregated in the area...

Wightlink have announced that they will be operating a temporary timetable on their Fishbourne to Portsmouth car ferry service next week. The revised timetable will be in operation on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th January. Changes to the normal service are...

Wyatts Lane in Northwood has been closed by Island Roads today (Friday) due to a low voltage electricity fault. The road has been closed from its junction with Wyatts Close to its junction with Venner Avenue for a distance of...

UPDATED: Fire crews from Newport and Ryde are responding to reports of the smell of burning at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport. 3 pumping appliances - 2 from Ryde and 1 from Newport - and an aerial ladder platform from...

A technical issue has resulted in the cancellation of at least 1 sailing on Wightlink’s Yarmouth to Lymington car ferry service this morning (Friday). The ferry operator says that the 07:50 sailing from Yarmouth has been cancelled as a result...

Island Roads have closed a footpath in Shanklin this afternoon (Thursday) due to a dangerous tree. Chine Hollow, which runs from the Old Village to Rylestone Gardens, has been closed for a distance of 71 metres. A tree has been...