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The IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for fog on the Isle of Wight later on today (Boxing Day), which will remain in force throughout Thursday and well into Friday. Patchy fog will develop this evening and...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted an elderly woman to a hospital on the mainland this afternoon (Christmas Eve). The yellow and green helicopter started circling Ryde at 14:25 before touching down at Simeon Street Recreation...

We would like to wish all of our readers, advertisers and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! 2018 has been yet another busy year for us, publishing no fewer than 3,400 articles since 1st January – that’s an average of around...

UPDATED: The Floating Bridge service between East and West Cowes has been suspended this morning (Sunday). Floating Bridge No. 6 has been brought to a halt on the East Cowes side of the River Medina as a result of what...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have responded to reports of children stuck in the mud on the River Medina in East Cowes this evening (Saturday). The 2 teams were mobilised to the water's edge in an area near...

UPDATED: A car has crashed into a traffic light near Cowes tonight (Friday), leading to delays in the area. Police are on scene at the junction of Oxford Road and Newport Road in Northwood, alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Friday), in which a young male driver has sustained leg and arm injuries. The incident has occurred on Blacklands Lane between Staplers Road and Briddlesford...

A lorry has been left balancing on 2 wheels after tipping onto its side on Staplers Road near Newport this morning (Friday). Police are currently on scene between Newport and Wootton near to Monkey Haven and Island Riding Centre. The incident,...

The Environment Agency have issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar this morning (Friday). In the last 6 days, December’s monthly average rainfall (94mm) has been recorded at Wroxall. As a result, minor impact flooding affecting low lying roads,...

UPDATED: Strong winds at either end of the Solent have resulted in the suspension of both Hovertravel’s service and Wightlink’s Yarmouth ferry service this morning (Friday). Adverse conditions mean that Hovertravel have halted their Ryde to Southsea operations until further...