MAN WHO STOLE READY MEALS AND LINDT BUNNY FINED £40
22nd June 2026
Police have cordoned off a section of East Cowes seafront following the discovery of a body this morning (Saturday). Officers are currently in attendance at Old Castle Point - the most northerly tip of the Island - after the deceased...
Read moreDetailsRyde Inshore Rescue have launched into the darkness tonight (Bank Holiday Friday) to assist a vessel in the local vicinity. Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat is currently alongside a yacht at Ryde Sands, to the north of the entrance to Ryde...
Read moreDetailsA body has been found in the search for Charlotte Mullen, who went missing from Sandown on Wednesday. Police, HM Coastguard and WightSAR have jointly been searching for the 32-year-old since Thursday afternoon, with efforts relocated to Culver Down this...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on the Embankment in Bembridge this afternoon (Bank Holiday Friday) in response to a medical emergency onboard a houseboat at Bembridge Harbour. Specialist flying doctors are assisting 2 ambulance crews...
Read moreDetailsThe search for missing 32-year-old Charlotte Mullen has relocated to Culver Down near Sandown this afternoon (Bank Holiday Friday). Dozens of WightSAR volunteers and Coastguard Rescue Officers from Bembridge, Ventnor and The Needles have rendezvoused at the beauty spot overlooking...
Read moreDetailsPolice on the Isle of Wight are searching for missing 32-year-old Charlotte Mullen from Sandown, who hasn't been seen since yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Charlotte was last seen at around 16:45 in the Brading area. When seen, Charlotte was wearing dark...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters are working to extinguish a fire on the outskirts of Chale this evening (Thursday). 1 pump from Shanklin and 1 water carrier from Ventnor are on scene at a farm off Appleford Road. Shanklin’s retained appliance turned out at...
Read moreDetailsWightSAR - the Island’s volunteer search and rescue organisation - has been deployed to assist Police with the search for a missing person in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday). An incident command point has been established at The Broadway Garage off...
Read moreDetailsA person in the water reported to be in difficulty resulted in a call out for Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Thursday). Volunteers were paged at 13:53 to launch the Atlantic 85 class lifeboat to Gurnard, where a person in...
Read moreDetailsA 42-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in Sandown yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called to reports of an assault in the Station Avenue area at just after 17:15. On arrival, officers found an injured male with...
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