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UPDATED: The hunt for missing Joanna Orpin has entered a third day, with HM Coastguard and Police conducting a shoreline search of the beach at Yaverland this morning (Thursday).  42-year-old Joanna, from Ryde, hasn’t been seen or heard from since...

UPDATED: An emergency road closure has been put in place between Rookley and Niton this evening (Wednesday) as a result of a small landslide. A section of high bank running alongside the carriageway near to The Chequers Inn has collapsed,...

Police investigating the disappearance of 42-year-old Joanna Orpin have released a new photograph in the hope that members of the public will come forward with more information. As reported earlier today, Police have joined HM Coastguard and WightSAR in a...

WightSAR and HM Coastguard have this afternoon (Wednesday) resumed their search of Culver Down in the hunt for missing 42-year-old Joanna Orpin. Horrendous weather conditions, as experienced in yesterday’s 6-hour search, are yet again hampering efforts with driving rain and...

Red Funnel has today (Wednesday) placed an order for a brand new, £10million freight ferry to serve it's Southampton to East Cowes service. The 74-metre-long vessel will enter service in Spring 2019 and will be built here in the United...

Police are now asking members of the public for help in finding missing 42-year-old Joanna Orpin from Ryde, who hasn't been seen since 07:30 this morning (Tuesday). A major search operation was launched at Culver Down this morning after Joanna's car,...

UPDATED: HM Coastguard and Hampshire Constabulary are conducting a search of Culver Down in horrendous weather conditions this morning (Tuesday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and a number of Police units are located at the top of the down, near to Sandown....

UPDATED: Those traveling across the Solent face continued disruption this morning (Tuesday) due to the adverse weather conditions. Hovertravel have suspended their service between Ryde and Southsea until further notice as the winds whistle up through the Solent. Meanwhile Wightlink have...

A cyclist has risked serious injury - or worse - by crossing a live train track with his pushbike to reach a disused platform on the other side... The incident happened at Brading Train Station earlier this morning (Tuesday) and...

23 new acts have been added to this year's Isle of Wight Festival line-up including Camila Cabello, Manic Street Preachers, Chase & Status, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Kodaline, Feeder and Sheryl Crow. They join headliners Depeche Mode, The...