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UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service this lunchtime (Thursday) due to a technical issue with the only hovercraft available, Island Flyer. At around 11:45 the craft developed a technical issue whilst on a crossing between Southsea and Ryde, resulting...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a property fire in Ryde this morning (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Ryde are currently on scene in the upper half of George Street, where 2 breathing apparatus wearers have...

UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue have launched their Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat to a yacht in difficulty on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Monday). Solent Coastguard requested the volunteer organisation to go to the aid of the vessel, thought to be around...

UPDATED: A multi-agency operation to rescue a person from the water is underway in Sandown this morning (Saturday). Police, Paramedics, 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) are all on scene at the Esplanade in Sandown. 5...

A 45-year-old man from Brading remains in Police custody this morning (Thursday) following an incident in Winford overnight during which Armed Police discharged their weapons. As first reported by Island Echo, shots were fired on the quiet residential street of...

UPDATED: 1 man has been detained and a gun has been recovered by Armed Police following a firearms incident in the sleepy hamlet of Winford this morning (Thursday). Local residents were awoken by shouting at around 02:00 with the chilling...

UPDATED: Wightlink's Wight Ryder II catamaran and St Faith car ferry are responding to a Mayday alert off Ryde this evening (Monday). A kitesurfer has got into difficulty to the north of Ryde Harbour, prompting a Mayday alert to be...

UPDATED: The pursuit of a van through the streets of Shanklin has ended with 1 male being detained by Police tonight (Saturday). Officers began their chase of the white Citroen Belingo Peugeot Partner at around 20:40, weaving in and out...

Fire crews from Newport and Ventnor have been tackling a car fire on Military Road between Atherfield and Chale tonight (Wednesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene at 21:32 following reports of a car ablaze at Whale Chine car...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this afternoon (Wednesday) due to an accident involving a member of staff. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have been called to the scene at Ferry Road, East...