First reported by Island Echo

BREAKING: A motorcyclist is being tended to by paramedics following a collision with a car on the outskirts of Newport tonight (Friday).

BREAKING: A flood alert has been issued for the Eastern Yar following heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, with flooding possible throughout today (Friday) and into the weekend.

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.

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Construction 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.

BREAKING: 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).

Temporary traffic lights have been erected - at cost to the taxpayer - around a poorly positioned caravan in Wootton.

BREAKING: Police and paramedics are on scene at a crash in Apse Heath, which is causing significant delays as Islanders head home this evening (Tuesday).

BREAKING: 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.

BREAKING: 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.