MURDER ARRESTS AS MAN IN 50s STABBED TO DEATH IN SANDOWN
3rd July 2026
BODY OF MAN FOUND ON PATHWAY IN BINSTEAD
29th June 2026
The Met Office has issued a warning about strong winds sweeping across the South of England - including the Isle of Wight - on Sunday morning. Gusts of up to 60mph are expected in places and up to 70mph at...
Read moreDetailsThe burst pipe at Fairlee Road - Photo: Southern Water UPDATED: A burst water main has resulted in the closure of the main road in and out of Newport this morning (Thursday). Southern Water contractors are working to fix a...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Hovertravel services have been cancelled this morning (Thursday) due to the adverse weather conditions on the Solent. Gusts of around 50mph are currently hitting the Island, forcing the Ryde to Southsea route to be halted for the time being....
Read moreDetailsA car has come to rest upside down on top of a hedge near St Helens this evening (Wednesday). Police are currently on scene at Carpenters Road where the small hatchback has landed wheels-up on a hedge lining the carriageway....
Read moreDetailsPhoto: Friends of Freshwater Fire Station UPDATED: Multiple casualties have been conveyed to hospital following a single vehicle road traffic collision on Military Road near Freshwater Bay. The vehicle - a Vauxhall Corsa - is understood to have left the carriageway at...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: A pedestrian has been hit by a car on The Broadway in Sandown, resulting in the closure of the road in both directions this evening (Monday). Police and paramedics are in attendance at the scene near the junction with...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have worked with colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service to extricate a casualty from a car in Carisbrooke tonight (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport were called to the driveway of...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The main road from Blackwater to Arreton has been closed due to what is understood to be a propane gas leak from a lorry. Thr Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has 3 appliances on scene at the...
Read moreDetailsThe driver of a Peugeot 206 has escaped any lasting injury after crashing into a lamp post at Whippingham. Police were called to the scene at Racecourse Roundabout at around 06:00 this morning (Saturday) after the small hatchback smashed into...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a single-vehicle road traffic collision outside Branstone Farm on the A3056 this evening (Friday). 2 fire appliances from Newport are on scene after the Peugeot 206 rolled onto its...
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