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2 women have been led to safety this afternoon (Wednesday) after becoming cut off by the tide at Ryde. Ryde Inshore Rescue were tasked to launch at around 12:25 following reports from Solent Coastguard that 2 persons had become cut...

UPDATED: A man, a woman and a teenage boy have been rescued from a house fire in Binstead this morning (Wednesday). All 3 occupants of the property have escaped injury thanks to firefighters using an extension ladder to quickly rescue them from...

Firefighters from Newport and Cowes have attended a small fire at a property in Carisbrooke tonight (Monday). 3 appliances were mobilised to Recreation Ground Road at 21:20 following an emergency call to fire control. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service...

The Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet has this evening (Monday) rejected controversial plans to change how the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service operates. Following on from the Scrutiny Committee's recommendation to reject the paper, the Cabinet has thrown...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a vehicle fire in Freshwater Bay this afternoon (Monday). A green van has burst into flames in the car park of The Albion Hotel off Gate Lane, sending smoke billowing into the sky. No one is...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge is once again out of service after running aground at East Cowes. The troubled vessel was pulled from operation at around 15:00 when the tide fell, leaving Floating Bridge No. 6 high and dry. Although...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted a seriously ill patient to a mainland hospital from East Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). The bright yellow and green helicopter landed in the marshalling yard of Red Funnel’s East Cowes...

UPDATED: A blanket of thick fog is causing disruption to cross-Solent travel this morning (Saturday). Wightlink have cancelled the 07:00 car ferry from Fishbourne as a result of the conditions, whilst the Yarmouth to Lymington ferry is running with ‘slight...

UPDATED: Police have closed the main road through Brading this evening (Friday) following a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a pick up. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance on New Road as a result of...

UPDATED: A collision between a Ford KA and a BMW 1 Series is causing delays in Northwood this evening (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has 2 ambulances on scene between Newport and Cowes as a result of a...