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Firefighters have responded to a vehicle fire on the forecourt of Tesco Petrol Station in Ryde this morning (Thursday), which has resulted in the closure of the busy fuel stop. It was just before 10:40 that Hampshire & Isle of...

63-year-old arsonist Sue Lupton, who set fire to a neighbours car because she believed that badgers he was looking after had killed a fellow neighbours cat, has been handed a 2-year suspended prison sentence. Susan Lupton - a former local...

A high performance car has smashed through the side of an industrial unit on Newport’s St Cross Business Park this morning (Tuesday). It was at around 08:00 that Police and paramedics were alerted to the single vehicle incident on Monks...

2 kayakers in difficulty have been rescued by volunteer lifeboat crewmen at Freshwater this afternoon (Tuesday). HM Coastguard was tasked to assist the females, located near Freshwater Bay, at just gone 14:10. Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was quickly launched to go...

A pedestrian suffered injuries following a hit-and-run collision on Coppins Bridge over the weekend. Police were called at 00:44 on Sunday (29th June) with reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near Coppins Bridge roundabout. It was...

2 kayakers who found themselves stranded by the tide at Watcombe Bay were rescued by the volunteers of Freshwater Independent Lifeboat this afternoon (Monday). It was just before 13:25 that Solent Coastguard received reports of a man and a woman...

Police are investigating the death of a man in his 40s at an address on the outskirts of Newport last night (Sunday). It was at around 20:00 that the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, supported by Hampshire & Isle of...

Queues stretching back miles, resulting in delays in excess of an hour, are causing misery for those travelling to and from Cowes today (Saturday). It is chaos on the roads between Newport and Cowes as a result of the full,...

A 47-year-old man was arrested by Police following reports of an assault in Binstead late yesterday afternoon (Friday). It was just before 18:00 that officers - including those patrolling on pushbikes - responded to Broadway Crescent, near the junction with...

Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has cancelled a large number of vehicle ferry sailings for tonight (Thursday) and throughout Friday - 12 in total - due to a propulsion issue. The 20:15 sailing from Southampton and the 21:45 from East Cowes...