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Police have been called to a minor road traffic collision in Wootton this morning (Monday). The incident has taken place on Station Road, between Gravel Pit Road and Packsfield Lane. The road is currently partially blocked by the white Civic,...

A large scale rescue operation is underway at Priory Bay near St Helens this evening (Friday) where a person has seriously injured themselves on the coast. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 163 from Lydd in Kent are currently assisting...

Emergency Services, including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, are attending a serious incident on the railway line between Sandown and Shanklin this evening (Friday). It is understood that an individual - thought to be a male in...

The military have begun testing key workers from across the Isle of Wight at the COVID-19 drive-through testing station in Newport this morning (Saturday). Dozens of cars have already passed through the mobile testing facility, which will now remain open...

At least 1 person is feared to be trapped underneath a cliff fall between Shanklin and Luccombe this evening (Saturday).  2 Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor, Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 from Lee-on-Solent and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat...

The British Army have begun transforming 3 buildings into new wards at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport to create an additional 200 beds. A detachment of 40 men and women from the Scots Guards arrived on the Island on Saturday...

The British Army have arrived on the Isle of Wight this weekend as the coronavirus crisis continues, with 25 confirmed cases and 4 deaths locally. Soldiers, believed to be from the Scots Guards, have taken up residence on the Island...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating a reported burglary at a pharmacy in Sandown. Staff arrived at Jhoots Pharmacy at Sandown Medical Centre at just before 10:00 this morning (Sunday) to discover the front door smashed in. The...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a fire involving an outbuilding to the rear of a property on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Saturday).  3 fire appliances - 2 from Newport and 1...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday). The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Portsmouth were called to the Blackgang area of the South Wight earlier this morning after...