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HM Coastguard, Cowes RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to reports of a woman in the River Medina near East Cowes last night (Thursday). At just gone 21:00 the alarm was raised that a woman had been...

Armed Police from both sides of the Solent have arrested a teenager as part of an investigation into allegations of a male in possession of a machete and making threats to kill. The incident began sometime before 14:45 this afternoon...

A Newport man has been charged following a public order incident in Newport. Police received a report at 15:53 yesterday (7th September) of a man allegedly making threats of violence outside ASDA on St George’s Way. Officers attended and subsequently...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard were called out to Thorness Bay yesterday evening (Tuesday) following reports that a woman had injured herself on the beach. The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked at 18:26 to locate...

The Cowes Floating Bridge is likely to remain out of action for a further 4 weeks, the Isle of Wight Council has announced. The troublesome vessel was taken out of service on Thursday 26th August after developing a fault, with...

Equipment worth thousands of pounds has been stolen from storage containers at a farm in Winford in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). An appeal has been launched on Facebook on behalf of Winford Farm detailing the extensive amount...

A former Shanklin man has been jailed for 18 weeks just days after a fight that broke out at a pub in Ryde. Police received a report of an altercation that took place at around 00:15 on Saturday morning (4th...

Volunteer crew members of Ryde Inshore Rescue were tasked with assisting a 30ft cabin cruiser suffering engine failure last night (Monday). The team was called into action by HM Coastguard at 19:50 after an emergency message was received from the...

A single vehicle road traffic collision on the outskirts of Niton has resulted in a road closure this evening (Monday). Police, paramedics and fire crews are on scene at Niton Road, where a vehicle is said to have rolled onto...

A 55-year-old man from Newport has been arrested after allegedly becoming aggressive towards staff at a fast food takeaway. Police were called at 15:25 to reports of a man acting aggressively towards staff at McDonald's on St James' Street in...