Emergency services were called to a Cowes property yesterday after concerns were raised for the welfare of a woman in her 80s.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a pillion passenger caused the closure of Lake Hill yesterday evening.

Emergency services were called to Waitrose in East Cowes after an electric car crashed into a wall at the supermarket yesterday afternoon

Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service continued treating the motorcyclist at the scene for almost an hour after the collision.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a man and woman were allegedly threatened with a metal pole before being struck by a vehicle in Shanklin.

Firefighters spent around an hour searching Ventnor Downs this morning after reports of a strong smell of smoke — but no fire was found.

Two enhanced bus routes are planned for Newport from October — with nearly £1 million of funding set to support the 38 and 39 services over the next five years.

A new high-tech WightSAR drone is already making a difference across the Island — helping firefighters tackle major blazes and locating vulnerable missing people.