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UPDATED: 3 young men have been detained by Police following a pursuit through the streets of Newport this afternoon (Sunday), which has been brought to a rather abrupt end. The chase begun at around midday when a silver Audi A3...

Firefighters from 2 Island stations have worked together to tackle a shed fire in Cowes tonight (Saturday).  2 appliances from Newport and Cowes were mobilised to Egypt Esplanade at 23:02 following reports of an outbuilding alight. Once on scene, crews...

UPDATED: Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending an undergrowth fire in Sandown this evening (Saturday).  Emergency Services were alerted to the incident at around 19:25 following multiple reports of trees and hedges alight. Several...

UPDATED: Police are investigating a break in that occurred at a convenience store in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Saturday).  Response teams rushed to Central Convenience on Perowne Way after being alerted to the burglary, which is...

UPDATED: 3 fire appliances and an aerial ladder platform are on scene at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this morning (Friday) as firefighters investigate reports of the smell of burning. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are attending a road traffic incident in Shanklin this morning (Friday). A motorcyclist is said to have come off his bike on Victoria Avenue at the junction with St John's Road....

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat, the Norman Harvey, was launched to help assist a yacht that had run aground at the entrance to Bembridge Harbour yesterday evening (Thursday). Shortly after 19:00, Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the D-Class lifeboat from...

Police are asking the public to help locate 27-year-old Sean Nicholas Lloyd-Fagan of no fixed address on the Isle of Wight. Officers investigating after 2 men were assaulted at Sandown Airport at around 23:00 on Friday 31st August want to...

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink are to run a revised timetable on Friday, Sunday and Monday due to a mechanical problem with one of their vessels - thought to be the brand new Victoria of Wight. Those travelling to and from the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are working to extinguish a fire near Porchfield this afternoon (Thursday). Appliances from Newport and Freshwater are on scene at Locks Green, where it is understood a pile of tyres has...