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6 men from across the Island were handed their pagers and officially welcomed into the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service at the second passing out ceremony of the year this afternoon (Friday). The new recruits have spent the...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Shanklin this morning (Sunday) following a call for assistance from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The yellow and green helicopter touched down in fields behind Landguard Holiday Park...

Delays built up in Carisbrooke earlier this afternoon (Saturday) when a tractor leaked hydraulic fluid over the carriageway and broke down outside a busy pub. Queues were back to the Wellington Road roundabout after the agricultural vehicle developed a fault...

Swift action by staff on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway prevented a lineside fire from spreading this morning (Saturday). A timetabled passenger train travelling from Smallbrook Junction to Havenstreet had to stop on the tracks just after the Ashey...

Police were called to a single-vehicle collision on the outskirts of Cowes overnight, in which a performance car was severely damaged. Officers were deployed to Rolls Hill on the fringes of Gurnard and Northwood at 22:48 after it was reported...

Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for the driver of a VW Golf that has been involved in a collision on Merrie Gardens Roundabout in Lake tonight (Wednesday). The Island-registered vehicle has sustained front end damage in the...

Air ambulance doctors have been called to a disused chalk pit in Newport this evening (Tuesday) where a teenager has sustained a trauma injury. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at Shide Chalk Pit off...

A van and a motorcycle have collided on Green Street in Ryde this morning (Tuesday), forcing the closure of the main through road. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the junction with Station Street with 2...

Paramedics are treating a woman who has sustained injuries after jumping from a first floor window in the centre of Ryde this evening (Monday).  Emergency teams have descended on Fellowship House on the corner of Green Street and Station Street....

The National Police Air Service Helicopter is conducting a sweep along the cliff edge in Niton following the discovery of a note earlier on this afternoon (Monday).  Police have raised concerns for the welfare of an individual after a note...