ISLE OF WIGHT

Volunteer watchkeepers will soon be keeping a sharp lookout across the UK’s coasts, thanks to the success of a pioneering trial between HM Coastguard and the National Coastwatch (NCI)

A man has been jailed following a stabbing in Oakfield, Isle of Wight

On a wet, cold wintry night on November 2, 1996, 16-year-old Damien went out to meet his friends in Cowes on the Isle of Wight and never returned

More than 400 firefighters competed at the UKRO Festival of Rescue 2022, representing nearly 40 fire and rescue services from across the UK, as well as a guest team from Ukraine

This year’s festival was hosted by West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) on behalf of the UK Rescue Organisation. The free …

Probe launched after arson attack in Sandown Isle of Wight

Mechanical issues have caused the two hour delay on Wightlink between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight

Water officials have announced a hosepipe ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for next Friday

Five children were rescued from the sea at Ryde this afternoon as a result of two separate incidents on the popular stretch of beach

An Isle of Wight Teen who plotted an ISIS-inspired terror attack who target was the Isle of Wight festival appears in court

Five children were rescued from the sea at Ryde this afternoon as a result of two separate incidents on the popular stretch of beach

A woman in her 60s has been arrested and questioned by police after allegedly assaulting an innocent 3-year-old child earlier this week at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary on the Isle of Wight

Between 2019 and 2027, more than £1 million will be spent on a boat to push the Floating Bridge 6 across the Medina, but the Isle of Wight Council is looking into other options to keep the vessel moving during the faster tides

Water officials have announced a hosepipe ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for next Friday

Although there is no threat to Southern Water’s water supplies, the environment must be protected during “one of the …

Police have confirmed that a man died after being pulled from the water in front of a crowded beach in Sandown

A 15-year-old boy from Cowes on the Isle of Wight has been charged with preparing an act of terrorism

A massive air, land, and sea search and rescue operation is underway in Cowes this afternoon (Saturday) in an attempt to find a man who was last seen in difficulty in the water

27-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested for burglary and is spending the night in custody

Four days after a stabbing in Ventnor, a 29-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned by detectives

Police are looking for witnesses after a man died in a car accident on the Isle of Wight

Officers were called to Ningwood Hill in Shalfleet at 1.40am on Saturday, 23 June, after receiving reports of a …

Smoke can be seen billowing from the roof space of the former Parkbury Hotel on the Isle of Wight

After plans to place armed officers on ferries to and from the Isle of Wight were deemed ‘too expensive,’ armed officers have been undergoing specialist training on how to board a moving car ferry

A sex offender who had been wanted by police for almost two years was apprehended after being discovered living on a boat on the Isle of Wight

At a plea hearing yesterday, a man admitted stabbing someone in Oakfield, Isle of Wight

A revised timetable has been released in advance of a series of 24-hour strikes affecting ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight

Up to 120 Red Funnel employees will strike over pay on July 27 and for 11 days in August. …

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly woman earlier this month after a fire at her home on the Isle of Wight

After a vehicle stop in Portsmouth, two men from the Isle of Wight were charged with drug supply

HM Coastguard tasked Yarmouth’s Severn class all weather lifeboat to launch to public who had tripped and fallen at the base of the cliffs near Colwell Bay

Daryll Pitcher, a county councillor on the Isle of Wight has appeared before Island magistrates charged with rape of a child

At a plea hearing yesterday, a man admitted stabbing someone in Oakfield, Isle of Wight

Daryll Pitcher, a county councillor on the Isle of Wight has appeared before Island magistrates charged with rape of a child

Congratulations to ten @ryde school sailing students who successfully sailed around the Isle of Wight as part of the Round The Island Yacht Race

After the bird developed signs of avian flu, a nearby veterinarian suggested that the RSPCA centre put the creature to sleep.

Two Charged with Attempted Murder Following Surrey Crash

Two men have been formally charged with attempted murder after a vehicular crash led to an assault in Tandridge, Surrey. …

Police Seek Witnesses After Armed Disturbance in Gillingham

Kent Police are appealing for witnesses following a reported altercation involving four individuals, believed to have been armed, in Gillingham …

A man sustained serious injuries following a collision in West Malling and investigators are now seeking witnesses to the incident

Emergency call handlers first received reports of a two-vehicle collision on Seven Mile Lane at around 7.15am on Wednesday 20 …

Witnesses are sought following a serious collision in Margate

Kent Police was called to a report of a collision involving a grey Audi and a pedestrian in Northdown Road, …

Police on the Isle of Wight have continued to crack down on dangerous driving habits, with nearly 270 speeding tickets issued last month

Today is Damien Nettle’s 42nd birthday

A man who admitted to carrying a knuckleduster for protection and saying he would be “dead” if it was taken from him was given a 12-month community order

Police have arrested a man after he seriously assaulted and injured a woman in Binstead this morning (Monday, June 20)

A woman in her twenties was discovered dead in Newport’s Parkhurst Forest

Hampshire Constabulary says they were called to the woods at 6:19 p.m. yesterday (Thursday). It came after reports of concern …

A metal pole came loose in high winds on Saturday afternoon, injuring two people at the Isle of Wight Festival

A massive fire on a boat has prompted an emergency response off the coast of Portsmouth

Registered sex offender Ian Willett has been recalled to prison for violating the terms of his licence

Those planning to travel with Red Funnel this morning (Friday) should be aware that several of its vehicle ferry sailings have been cancelled

Police have arrested a man after he seriously assaulted and injured a woman in Binstead this morning (Monday, June 20)

At 11.10 a.m., police were called to a report of a serious assault on Newnham Road. …

The woman was in a lot of pain and was going to be treated at the scene by Dr Will King, a member of the lifeboat crew

On the Isle of Wight, a man was found guilty of violently assaulting his partner

Convicted Sex Attacker Ian Willett thought to be on the Isle of Wight after failing to return to prison

On the Isle of Wight, two men have been charged with threatening to kill

Those planning to travel with Red Funnel this morning (Friday) should be aware that several of its vehicle ferry sailings have been cancelled

The cross-Solent operator had already warned of delays due to a technical issue with the Red Eagle’s forward main …

A man who was eight times over the drug-driving limit was so unfit to drive that a member of the public complained to the police about his parking

Hampshire Police officers practised boarding the Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferry with live firearms, simulating a ferry hijacking Exculsive

The cause of the fire that destroyed Ventnor Esplande’s former Gaiety Arcade on Tuesday night (June 7) is being investigated as arson

The Red Arrows will return to Hampshire later this month to kick off the Isle of Wight Festival

Four days after a stabbing in Ventnor, a 29-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned by detectives

A man from the Isle of Wight has been charged with a number of violent offences

Bruno Borges, 34, of Queens Road in Shanklin, was charged with the following over the weekend:• Assault causing actual bodily …

A man was sentenced to prison for blackmail and fraud on the Isle of Wight and in Gloucestershire

The volunteer crew from Yarmouth RNLI headed west out of the Solent towards Christchurch Bay, where a boat with two people on board was experiencing steering failure

This evening, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire at the partially demolished arcade on Ventnor Esplanade (Tuesday)

Isle of Wight man accused of intentionally exposing his genitals set to stand trial in December

The volunteer crew from Yarmouth RNLI headed west out of the Solent towards Christchurch Bay, where a boat with two people on board was experiencing steering failure

HM Coastguard tasked Yarmouth’s Severn class all weather lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), with launching a 48ft motor yacht …

Medics have been dispatched to Tennyson Down, the island’s most western point, where it is believed a child has been injured in a fall

Two men from the Isle of Wight have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for a “catalogue of appalling child sex offences.”

An Isle of Wight man accused of a serious assault on the island last summer has appeared in court

Police have re-bailed a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering Shanklin resident David Johns last month

An Isle of Wight man accused of a serious assault on the island last summer has appeared in court

Police have re-bailed a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering Shanklin resident David Johns last month

Police are trying to trace two teenage girls after we received a third party report of a man making inappropriate comments in Ryde

Two men from the Isle of Wight have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for a “catalogue of appalling child sex offences.”

Paul Allen, 37, of Hinton Road in Newport, was sentenced to 16 years in prison today (May 31). It is …

40ft French racing yacht sought the help from Cowes RNLI during the thunder storms on Sunday night

Yarmouth RNLI rescue dismasted yacht

Tributes paid to man who died during altercation in Shanklin

Two women arrested following a man’s death in Shanklin have been released with no further action

Appeal following fatal collision on the Isle of Wight

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a collision on the Isle of Wight. Officers were called …

Exculsive: Murder investigation launched on the Isle of wight as Police arrest three following an altercation at a property in Shanklin

A man has been charged following an investigation into a series of domestic-related incidents

Isle of wight Ambulance Service is the first in the country to transfer to a new national communication system

An investigation has been launched to locate a missing boy in Hampshire after parents report his disappearance and a concerning phone call

A man has been charged following an investigation into a series of domestic-related incidents

The incidents, are alleged to have taken place between September 2020 and December 2021. Ryan Hopewell, aged 21, of Amherst …

Southern Vectis colleagues remember much loved Alan Cooley who sadly passed away on the 4th April 2022

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Shanklin yesterday afternoon

Three men have been jailed for between three and eight years today (18 March 2022) at Newport Crown Court for conspiracy to facilitate the unlawful entry of Albanian nationals to the UK

East Cowes Victoria AFC prepares to say farewell to chairman Paul Phelps

A man has been jailed for sexually abusing a child over a number of years on the Isle of Wight

Michael Norman Smith, aged 58, sexually assaulted the boy between 1997 and 2003, beginning when the child was under …

Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision in Ryde yesterday in which a motorcyclist suffered a serious injury

Police on the Isle of Wight have named of the man who died following a collision near Newport last month

A woman who attacked an elderly and frail holidaymaker during a mugging attempt has been jailed

Three men from the Isle of Wight have been convicted of organising the smuggling of people across the English Channel

East Cowes Victoria AFC prepares to say farewell to chairman Paul Phelps

On Monday 28th March East Cowes Victoria AFC prepares to say farewell to chairman Paul Phelps. Many will know of …

Police arson investigation continues on the Isle of Wight at notorious criminal’s property

Vic’s football club chairman Paul Phelps has sadly passed away

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a collision near Newport

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Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat respond to distress call during storm Franklin

A teenager has been jailed for stabbing a boy in Puckpool on the Isle of Wight

Liam John Charles Williams, aged 19, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after he stabbed a 16-year-old …

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a serious single-vehicle collision in Arreton

Activity was carried out across both Saturday 22 January and Sunday 23 January with a number of notable actions taken against drivers flouting the law

A man who burgled elderly residents on the Isle of Wight whilst armed with a knife has been jailed

Driver arrested for drunk driving after crash with Police van on the Isle of Wight

ISLE OF WIGHT

Volunteer watchkeepers will soon be keeping a sharp lookout across the UK’s coasts, thanks to the success of a pioneering trial between HM Coastguard and the National Coastwatch (NCI)

More than 400 firefighters competed at the UKRO Festival of Rescue 2022, representing nearly 40 fire and rescue services from across the UK, as well as a guest team from Ukraine

An Isle of Wight Teen who plotted an ISIS-inspired terror attack who target was the Isle of Wight festival appears in court

Water officials have announced a hosepipe ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for next Friday

Four days after a stabbing in Ventnor, a 29-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned by detectives

Police are looking for witnesses after a man died in a car accident on the Isle of Wight

A revised timetable has been released in advance of a series of 24-hour strikes affecting ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight

At a plea hearing yesterday, a man admitted stabbing someone in Oakfield, Isle of Wight

Two Charged with Attempted Murder Following Surrey Crash

Police Seek Witnesses After Armed Disturbance in Gillingham

A man sustained serious injuries following a collision in West Malling and investigators are now seeking witnesses to the incident

Witnesses are sought following a serious collision in Margate

A woman in her twenties was discovered dead in Newport’s Parkhurst Forest

Police have arrested a man after he seriously assaulted and injured a woman in Binstead this morning (Monday, June 20)

Those planning to travel with Red Funnel this morning (Friday) should be aware that several of its vehicle ferry sailings have been cancelled

Four days after a stabbing in Ventnor, a 29-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned by detectives

A man from the Isle of Wight has been charged with a number of violent offences

The volunteer crew from Yarmouth RNLI headed west out of the Solent towards Christchurch Bay, where a boat with two people on board was experiencing steering failure

Two men from the Isle of Wight have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for a “catalogue of appalling child sex offences.”

Appeal following fatal collision on the Isle of Wight

A man has been charged following an investigation into a series of domestic-related incidents

A man has been jailed for sexually abusing a child over a number of years on the Isle of Wight

East Cowes Victoria AFC prepares to say farewell to chairman Paul Phelps

A teenager has been jailed for stabbing a boy in Puckpool on the Isle of Wight

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