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UPDATED: Emergency teams are working together to free the trapped occupants of a car following a serious collision on Briddlesford Road near Havenstreet this evening (Thursday). The road has been closed in both directions as the Isle of Wight Fire and...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a car fire at Downend on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Thursday).  A BMW X5 is currently engulfed in flames, sending black smoke billowing into the sky. Traffic is delayed in the area. UPDATE...

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Rowborough Lane on the outskirts of Brading last night (Wednesday) when a car ploughed into the railway bridge. It is unknown what caused the Rover to collide with the structure as no...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight are this morning (Thursday) investigating an incident in Cowes, which saw Fountain Yard closed to traffic for a time overnight. A cordon was erected at the entrance to the vehicular drop off for...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival 2018 have announced a total of 18 new acts to be added to the bill including Travis, The Wombats, Rak-Su, Sigrid, Hot Dub Time Machine, Hurts, The Pretty Things, LANY, Bang Bang Romeo,...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision, thought to involve a lorry and a car, in the centre of Newport this morning (Wednesday). Fire appliances from Newport and East Cowes are on scene at Pyle Street amid fears...

Firefighters from Newport have extinguished a small chimney fire at a property on the outskirts of the town this morning (Wednesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to Forest Road at just before 06:50 following a 999 call. The single crew worked...

Firefighters from Shanklin have tackled a small car fire at the top of Lake Hill this evening (Tuesday). 1 retained appliance was mobilised to the scene near to Battery Gardens at just before 17:20. Smoke is understood to have filled...

UPDATED: A car has rolled onto its roof on the main Newport to Yarmouth road this afternoon (Tuesday), prompting an emergency response. No one is thought to have been seriously injured in the apparent single-vehicle incident, which occurred shortly before...

UPDATED: Part of The Downs Road between Downend and Ashey has been closed this afternoon (Tuesday) to allow for the recovery of an Island Roads lorry, which has left the carriageway and got stuck in a ditch. The gully sucker,...