DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS
11th July 2026
BREAKING: Flying medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have landed in Ryde this morning (Friday) amid an ongoing medical emergency at a sheltered housing complex in the town.
Read moreDetailsConstruction work is now well underway to build the long-awaited retail park at St George’s Way in Newport - almost 7 years after plans were first submitted.
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: Wightlink has suspended its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service amid an ongoing security incident at its Portsmouth Gunwharf terminal, which has been evacuated this lunchtime (Wednesday).
Read moreDetailsTemporary traffic lights have been erected - at cost to the taxpayer - around a poorly positioned caravan in Wootton.
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: Police and paramedics are on scene at a crash in Apse Heath, which is causing significant delays as Islanders head home this evening (Tuesday).
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: An elderly woman has been hospitalised after being dragged to the floor in a dog attack in Freshwater this morning (Tuesday), which saw 2 others also injured.
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: A busy rural road on the outskirts of Newport has been closed by Police this morning (Tuesday) as a result of a road traffic collision.
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: The first sailings of the new working week have been cancelled…
Read moreDetailsBREAKING: More than 250 homes in the villages of Chillerton and Gatcombe are without power tonight - and it could be several hours until supplies are restored.
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