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A heatwave bringing temperatures of 30c or more is expected to hit the Isle of Wight next week, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. The sunny weather currently being experienced across the Island is set to stay for at...

UPDATED: Island Line services have been suspended this afternoon (Friday) as a result of a vehicle striking the railway bridge at Sandown. The line between Shanklin and Ryde Pier Head has been closed over safety fears after a lorry hit...

UPDATED: Emergency services are dealing with a crash on the main Newport to Sandown road at Blackwater this morning (Friday). 4 people are understood to be injured as a result of the collision, which is said to involve a lorry and...

UPDATED: 3 people - believed to be festival revellers - have been rescued from a rather sticky situation by HM Coastguard in Newport overnight. Shortly before 01:00 this morning (Friday) emergency services were alerted to a number of persons stuck...

UPDATED: Police, Fire and ambulance crews are attending a 2-car road traffic collision in Ryde this evening (Thursday), which has resulted in a Renault Clio coming to rest upside down on it’s roof. 3 ambulances are in attendance at High...

The resurfacing of roads across the Isle of Wight at night is understood to be coming to an end in July, resulting in additional road closures during the daytime. At present, under the PFI contract with Island Roads, there are...

UPDATED: Motorists are facing delays at Arreton this afternoon (Wednesday) due to a road traffic collision near The Fighting Cocks. Police and ambulance crews are on scene at Hale Common just by the entrance to Wight Salads on the A3056...

Police have launched an investigation into an attempted robbery in Sandown on Monday. The incident is said to have taken place near the bus stops at the junction of Victoria Road and the High Street at around 21:30. Hampshire Constabulary...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat launched during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) to a 12m motor yacht that had ran out of fuel off Egypt Point. A PAN PAN alert was issued by the casualty yacht after she dropped anchor...

UPDATED: Police are attending an ongoing incident at the wet end of Ryde Pier tonight (Tuesday). A number of officers are currently on scene at the historic pier where they are understood to be talking with a vulernable individual. Bembridge...