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UPDATED: Police have closed the main road from Newport to Ryde this evening (Friday) as a result of a road traffic collision, reported to involve up to 3 vehicles. Traffic is being diverted via St Edmund's Walk and New Road...

Police are conducting a search for what is believed to be a missing person in the Gurnard and Thorness areas this afternoon (Friday). Several officers are searching and making enquiries on the ground, whilst the National Police Air Service helicopter...

UPDATED: The National Police Air Service helicopter was in the skies above the Isle of Wight during the early hours of this morning (Friday) after a driver fled the scene of a crash in Newport. The incident, which involved a...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight’s county town, Newport, has been plunged into a level of darkness tonight (Thursday) as a result of a failure with the street lights. Most of Newport is without working street lighting at the moment, including...

Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of a rigid inflatable that was drifting helplessly towards the main Solent shipping lane yesterday evening (Tuesday). At around 17:00 Solent Coastguard tasked Ryde Rescue 1 to a vessel, with 3 persons on...

UPDATED: A water main has burst on Ashey Road in Ryde this morning (Wednesday) leaving hundreds of homes and businesses without running water. The incident has occurred at the junction with Bettesworth Road and has resulted in water coming up...

UPDATED: Police have closed the main road between Rookley and Godshill this afternoon (Tuesday) as a result of road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is on scene with Police near to Godshill...

UPDATED: Freedom 90, a hovercraft that has been serving Hovertravel’s Ryde to Southsea route for over 25 years, has been removed from the fleet. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the AP1-88 craft has been retired with immediate effect. She left...

UPDATED: Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a device that is believed to have been handed into Newport Police Station earlier today (Monday).  The Portsmouth-based team arrived at the police station in the heart...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor assisted the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with rescuing a 10-year-old boy with suspected spinal injuries yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The 2 teams were called to Smuggler's Haven near Luccombe at around 16:00 to...