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Firefighters from Ryde came to the rescue of a telecoms engineer who found himself stuck around 30ft in the air earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Corbett Road, close to the...

Emergency services have been called to a cliff fall in Luccombe this lunchtime (Wednesday).  Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team, the Isle of Wight Rescue Service and Police are currently in attendance at the beach at the far end of Shanklin Esplanade. The...

6 teenagers training at the Isle of Wight's UKSA sailing academy have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Cowes yesterday evening (Tuesday). A staggering 13 Police units from across the Island responded to UKSA on Arctic...

A man stuck up to his waist in mud on the River Medina was rescued by fire crews and HM Coastguard during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). At around 00:30, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a flat fire at an address in Shanklin this morning (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Shanklin, Sandown and Newport are currently on scene at Grange Road, where crews wearing breathing apparatus...

A blaze that broke out at the former Trinity Middle School site in Newport late last night (Monday) is not being investigated by Police at the request of the site owners, it has been confirmed. As first reported by Island...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a blaze at a derelict school in Newport tonight (Monday).  5 appliances from Newport, Cowes, East Cowes and Ryde are on scene at Wellington Road, Carisbrooke where a fire has...

1 person has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs following a raid on a family home on Bluebell Meadows, Newport this morning (Monday). Mulitple officers, some clad in riot gear, descended on...

Police and paramedics were called to Cowes earlier this afternoon (Sunday) when a car crashed into a parked vehicle on Baring Road, resulting in debris being spread across the carriageway. The incident, which saw a Honda Civic crash into a...

The sound of screaming coming from the sea has prompted the mobilisation of 2 Coastguard teams and Bembridge RNLI lifeboat tonight (Saturday).  Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to Appley Beach shortly before midnight following...