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43-year-old Richard Moore from Newport has pleaded guilty to a number of attempted child sex offences. Moore appeared before Southampton Crown Court yesterday (Monday) where he pleaded guilty to grooming a child and arranging to meet a child to engage...

UPDATED: A fire has broken out at a popular fish and chip shop in Wootton this evening (Monday). Several fire appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at Terrys Fish and Chip shop on...

The owner of a popular chip shop in Cowes has died following a fall outside the property at the start of the year. 53-year-old Mark Pritchard was rushed to St Mary's Hospital on the afternoon of 2nd January after falling...

UPDATED: 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station are attending a small electrical fire on the Esplanade this afternoon (Monday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to reports of an issue with an electrical box outside Esplanade...

UPDATED: The troubled Cowes Floating Bridge is to remain out of action until at least Wednesday following Friday's prow chain issue. The East Cowes to Cowes service was brought to a halt at around 19:00 when 1 of 2 chains...

Heroic Steve Chamberlain UPDATED: A Wightlink crew member jumped into the icy cold waters of Portsmouth Harbour late last night (Saturday) to save a man seen in the water. The incident unfolded shortly after 23:00 when a male was seen in difficulty...

Photo: Friends of Freshwater Fire Station The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service successfully tackled an out building fire in Calbourne overnight. Appliances from Newport and Freshwater were mobilised to reports of a small blaze off Elm Lane during...

Police have been involved in the pursuit of a car in Newport tonight (Saturday), which has involved an off-road adventure.  At just before 21:00 officers began pursuing what is believed to be a dark blue Ford Focus, possibly a high-powered...

UPDATED: An apparent broken prow chain has resulted in the suspension of the Cowes Floating Bridge tonight (Friday). The East Cowes to Cowes service was brought to a halt at around 19:00 when 1 of 2 chains used to raise...

Early bird tickets have gone on sale for Fairweather Festival 2018, which is set to take place at Sandown Airport on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September. A limited number of the weekend tickets are now available for just...