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HM Coastguard are assisting a yacht that has run aground on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Monday). ‘Golden Key’ is currently stuck on a sandbank having seemingly been caught out by a falling tide. A Pan Pan - a less urgent...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are conducting a search of the water near Ryde Harbour alongside colleagues from Ryde Inshore Rescue this morning (Sunday). The 2 teams are on scene at Ryde Esplanade and are thought to be...

Cops have been left scratching their heads following a crash in Shanklin this evening (Saturday), in which a car has come to a stop on top of a lamppost. A red Renault Megane has completely flattened the piece of street...

Police have cordoned off part of a residential street in Ryde this morning (Friday) following what is thought to be the discovery of a person lying in the street. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police were called to Castle...

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

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a property fire at a farm in Porchfield tonight (Saturday). 4 appliances from Newport, Cowes and Freshwater are on scene at Bunts Hill Farm off Corf Road, alongside a water...

Firefighters have been sent to a suspected fire in the laundry room of a housing complex in Ventnor this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport and Shanklin are on scene at Knights Court on the High Street having been mobilised...

A man allegedly seen carrying a knife in a public place has been tasered and detained by Police in Ryde tonight (Wednesday). Officers were alerted to the incident shortly before 21:00 and tracked a potential suspect down to an address...

Police are attending a crash on Arctic Road in Cowes this morning (Wednesday). At least 2 vehicles have been involved in the incident - an Audi A3 and an Audi A4 estate. It's thought damage has been sustained to a...

Motorists have ground to a halt in Newport as a result of an abnormal load becoming stuck at Nodehill this afternoon (Tuesday). A large mobile home being moved from one location to another - thought to be Colwell Bay -...