Breaking News

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire at Thorness Bay Holiday Park near Gurnard this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Newport, 1 from East Cowes, the Aerial Ladder Platform from Ryde and the Incident Command Unit from Newport were all mobilised...

A man has sadly died following a road traffic collision on Station Road in St Helens last night (Monday). Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, were called to Station Road at around 20:00 when a...

UPDATED: Fire crews, paramedics and Police are attending a road traffic collision in St Helens tonight (Monday), in which a car has crashed head on into a wooden pole. The incident, which Emergency services were alerted to at around 20:00,...

The Cowes Floating Bridge remains suspended tonight (Sunday) having been pulled from service more than 5 hours ago due to what has been described as an 'overheating' issue. Floating Bridge No. 6 is currently moored up on the East Cowes...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a plane crash in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). A light aircraft has come down at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, close to Sandown Airport. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has mobilised...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat, the Alfred Albert Williams, was launched on service to assist a 45ft sailing yacht with engine failure this afternoon (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the Tamar-class lifeboat at around 12:15 to locate and assist...

UPDATED: A motorcyclist has been injured at Whippingham - the second motorcycle vs car collision this afternoon (Saturday). Traffic is reported to be heavy heading in and out of East Cowes as a result of the incident at the junction...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a 4x4 on Beaper Shute near Ryde this afternoon (Saturday).  A Range Rover Evoque towing a small trailer has seemingly collided with a orange motorcycle,...

An immaculate 45-year-old motor boat that had engine trouble On the Solent yesterday (Friday) was eventually towed to Cowes by the local RNLI lifeboat. The 27ft Mikaela, sailed by a mature couple, had originally suffered engine failure in the shipping...

UPDATED: The main Sandown to Newport road has been closed in both directions as a result of a serious, potentially life-threatening crash between a motorcycle and a car. The incident has occurred outside the House of Chilli on the A3056...