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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...

UPDATED: Police are in attendance at the Royal York Hotel in Ryde tonight (Thursday), where a group of ‘urban explorers’ have been caught gaining entry to the empty building. 5 Police vehicles - including a local dog unit - have...

Wightlink will be offering a limited foot passenger commuter service between Yarmouth and Lymington during peak commuting hours when temporary wind restrictions force cancellation of its scheduled car ferry service during the working week. The service is expected to start...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel 2 sailings on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route tonight (Thursday) due to crew sickness. The cross-Solent operator has said that an essential member of crew has been taken ill, meaning both the 20:00 from Portsmouth and...

Newport Road in Niton has been closed by Island Roads this morning (Thursday) to facilitate emergency gully repair works. The main route into the village from the north has been closed between its junctions with Kingates Lane and Southford Lane. Reasonable...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service spent almost 2 hours on scene at a property on the Camp Hill estate in Newport last night (Wednesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to an address on Standen Avenue at...

UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Sandy Lane in Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday), where 1 person is trapped inside a vehicle. 2 fire appliances from Ryde and Shanklin are on scene between Whitecross...

Plans to create up to 200 jobs in a new retail and leisure park in Newport have been submitted to Isle of Wight Council planners. Proposals for the Newport Football Club site on St George’s Way would also kick-start work...

Firefighters have attended a small car fire at Playstreet Lane in Ryde this lunchtime (Wednesday). 1 appliance from Ryde Fire Station was mobilised to the scene near the junction with Pellhurst Road at just before 11:50. Smoke is understood to...

UPDATED: Jobs could be lost on the Isle of Wight following an announcement by Gurit today (Wednesday) that they will be restructuring the business to focus on component manufacturing in Hungary. Gurit, who operate a factory at St Cross Business...