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Firefighters are attending a car fire on Station Road in Wootton this evening (Wednesday). The road has been closed in both directions as a single Newport fire crew work to extinguish the flames. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

UPDATED: A 2-car road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport is adding to delays in the area this morning (Wednesday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently attending the incident on Racecourse, close to Racecourse Roundabout....

Firefighters worked to extinguish a large fire in the open in Totland last night (Tuesday). Both the pumping appliance and water carrier from Freshwater Fire Station were called to Cliff Road at around 18:15. Hose reels and main jets were...

Hovertravel are to run a one-craft shuttle service tomorrow (Wednesday) due to an unexpected technical issue with one hover and scheduled maintenance taking place on another. Customers booked on the 06:15 service from Ryde will be boarded in accordance with...

UPDATE: The Scrutiny Committee have recommended that the decision is deferred until April's Cabinet meeting, with a public information event to take place between now and then. Islanders could be put at risk and firefighters faced with massive moral dilemmas under...

UPDATED: Police and fire crews are attending an incident in Ryde this morning (Tuesday) in which a man has taken up position on a roof top. Cross Street has been closed between George Street and Union Street as emergency teams...

UPDATED: One of the arterial roads in and out of Cowes has been closed tonight (Monday) due to a burst water main. A section of the new main between Somerton Roundabout and Northwood Garage on Newport Road has gone, resulting...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending an incident involving a gas cylinder in a car on a residential street in Newport this afternoon (Monday). 2 fire appliances from Newport and the Incident Command Unit are...

UPDATED: A car has crashed into a traffic light in Ryde this morning (Monday). The incident, which occurred just before 08:00, has taken place at the junction of Queens Road and West Street - near to Ryde School. Police and...

UPDATED: 2 cars have crashed ‘head on’ at Arreton this morning, causing some traffic tailbacks in the area. Police and ambulance crews are currently attending the incident at the junction of Main Road and Downend Road. No one is trapped...