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UPDATED: A man has taken position on a roof top in Shanklin this morning (Monday), forcing Police to close a residential road. The incident began on Grange Road in the Old Village around 05:00 when residents say they were awoken...

A member of the public has potentially saved the lives of 2 children after pulling them out of the sea at Ventnor Beach this evening (Sunday). The incident began shortly before 18:45 when the youngsters got into difficulty off the...

UPDATED: Freshwater Independent Lifeboat has launched to aid a yacht that has broken down and is drifting in the vicinity of Freshwater Bay tonight (Sunday). Volunteer crew members have manned the inshore lifeboat and are currently working with the casualty...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision at Blackgang, in which a car has come to rest on its roof. Police, fire and ambulance resources are all en-route to the scene having been alerted to the incident...

A joint operation between Cowes RNLI and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team has resulted in the safe rescue of a mum and her 2 children after they became cut off by the tide near Gurnard earlier this afternoon (Sunday). The...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are rushing a casualty to hospital with the assistance of a Police escort following an incident in Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services responded into the town at around 14:40 after being called...

The highly respected paraglider Innes Powell, who could often be found training on the Isle of Wight, has been killed as a result of a mid-air collision in Macedonia. Yesterday's incident during the British Open in Krusevo saw 54-year-old Innes...

UPDATED: An investigation has been launched into what is feared to be a hoax alert which sparked a search and rescue operation off the East Wight earlier this evening (Saturday). Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat was tasked to launch by...

UPDATED: Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending an ongoing incident at Kent Street in Ryde this evening (Saturday). 4 police units, an ambulance and ambulance service officer are currently at the scene off Oakfield High Street....

Photos: @FreshwaterFire A large scale multi-agency search and rescue operation was launched in West Wight last night (Thursday) following reports of an unconscious casualty on the Freshwater cycle track.  At just before 23:00, emergency services received a 999 call stating...