IoW Festival - the big clean up
The Isle of Wight Festival has come to a close, and its organisers say lessons will be learned after bad weather caused chaos for revellers.
Festival fans rock on in rain
Festival goers face another day of showers but keep smiling
IoW organiser 'did his best'
Organiser of Isle of Wight Festival, John Giddings, says he did his best to prepare for bad weather - he wants to make it up to music fans.
Live updates
IoW Festival - the big clean up
by Andrew Pate
The Isle of Wight Festival has come to a close, and its organisers say lessons will be learned after bad weather caused chaos for revellers.
Read the full storyMuddy waters: Festival row continues as fans leave
Tens of thousands of music fans are leaving the Isle of Wight today after watching some of the best music acts on the planet. But the row continues over the traffic chaos last week which saw several miles of tailbacks and people forced to sleep in their cars. Andrew Pate send this report.
Advertisement
Festival-goers leave Isle of Wight
No major delays have been reported so far as festival-goers leave the Isle of Wight today. Extra police officers and ferry services have been drafted in to help tens of thousands of music fans leave the island. Tractors and 4x4 vehicles have also been brought in to help cars out of the mud.
Tractors pull 4x4 rescue vehicles out of festival mud
Tractors had to pull 4x4 rescue vehicles out of the mud as festival-goers gear up to leave the Isle of Wight. About a hundred 4x4 have been sent along with 50 extra police officers to help thousands leave the island today. But despite the mud and traffic, fans said they enjoyed the festival.
Extra ferry services for Isle of Wight festival goers
More ferry services will be in operation today to the Isle of Wight to help thousands of fans leave the festival. There will be a revised timetable between Portsmouth and Fishbourne and between Lymington and Yarmouth.
Bruce Springsteen brings Festival to close
Advertisement
Festival celebrates crime fall
#iowfestival #FestivalFeds Crime reduces again at @isleofwightfest #getin
From @FestivalCop on Twitter:Noel Gallagher takes the stage at the Isle of Wight Festival
Musicians have waded through the mud to perform at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Fifty-five thousand people have enjoyed the final day of the event, headlined by Bruce Springsteen.
Extra police and tow trucks keep fans moving
Extra police officers and almost one hundred four-wheel drive vehicles are helping to keep music fans on the move at the Isle Wight Festival. Some fans have decided to leave early because of the unseasonable weather as Sarah Cooper reports.
Mud not stopping the party on the Isle of Wight
The mud is not stopping the party on the third and final day of the Isle of Wight Festival. With most of the 55,000 revellers looking forward to seeing this evenings headliner Bruce Springsteen.
Today's top stories
