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UPDATED: Police and HM Coastguard are conducting a search of Culver Down this afternoon (Monday) over concerns for the welfare of a teenager. Multiple units are on the scene and are sweeping clifftops and nearby open fields. Bembridge RNLI’s D-class Lifeboat...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a car fire in Carisbrooke this afternoon (Sunday). 1 appliance from Newport Fire Station is on scene at School Lane. Crews are using breathing apparatus and hose reels to bring the blaze under control. They were called...

The body of a woman, believed to be missing 42-year-old Joanna Orpin, has washed ashore in Chichester. Portsmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team, Police and a Technical Rescue Unit from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called...

Police are investigating reports that a 15-year-old girl was approached and offered a lift by a man she does not know in Newport earlier this morning (Sunday). The incident took place at around 07:25 in the Nodehill area of Newport...

UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue are conducting a search of the Solent in the area of Ryde Sands this evening (Saturday). It is unclear at this stage what has prompted the tasking of Ryde Rescue 2 by Solent Coastguard, but the...

A drone operated by Lowland Search and Rescue has been deployed on the Isle of Wight again today (Saturday) as part of the continued search for missing Joanna Orpin. It has been 5 days since the 42-year-old went missing from...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision near Apse Heath this morning (Saturday), which has resulted in the closure of the main Sandown to Newport road in both directions. Up to 4 vehicles are reported to be involved in...

A pair of shoes belonging to missing Ryde woman Joanna Orpin have been found at the bottom of Culver Cliff, however Police are continuing their search for the 42-year-old today (Friday). A fourth day of searches are underway at Culver...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have stood down from a mobilisation to Luccombe Manor Hotel in Shanklin following reports of smoke issuing from an electrical cupboard.  3 appliances from Shanklin, Ryde and Newport were sent to...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have attended The Star Inn in Wroxall this afternoon (Thursday) following reports of a carbon dioxide gas leak. Crews from Shanklin and Ryde - plus the Rescue Tender from Newport - were...