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UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service this morning (Tuesday) due to adverse weather conditions that have moved in overnight. High winds and choppy seas mean that no hovercraft are currently operating between Ryde and Southsea. It is unknown how...

UPDATED: Gusty winds on the Solent have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's Ryde to Southsea service this morning (Sunday). The adverse weather conditions mean that the hovercraft have been brought to a halt until further notice. Today's disruption is...

Don’t forget the clocks fall back 1 hour overnight as we leave British Summer Time (BST) for 2018 and go back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00 tomorrow morning (Sunday), meaning lighter mornings and...

UPDATED: Foggy conditions are causing disruption for cross-Solent travel operators this morning (Tuesday). Wightlink have cancelled the 08:30 car ferry sailing from Portsmouth and the 09:30 from Fishbourne as a result of the adverse weather. Hovertravel are advising that crossing...

UPDATED: A former employee of Visit Isle of Wight is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates court tomorrow (Tuesday) accused of committing fraud by abuse of position to the sum of almost £19,000. Joanne Thornton, 55, of Heath...

UPDATED: Police are asking for the public's help in locating missing 44-year-old Darren Jones tonight (Friday). Darren was last seen on Black Knight Close in East Cowes at 07:30 this morning. His family haven’t seen him since and are becoming...

UPDATED: A blanket of fog that has enveloped the Isle of Wight and The Solent is causing travel disruption this morning (Thursday). Red Funnel are advising that their Hi-Speed Red Jet service between Cowes and Southampton is currently delayed by...

Cowes Ladies Football Club have been supported for their upcoming season with a brand new website, designed and supplied by Isle of Wight Websites. The launch of the snazzy new online presence, which is bursting with information and photographs, coincides...

UPDATED: The family, from Shanklin, have made contact with Island Echo this evening following this appeal. They have been advised to be aware of the risks of secondary drowning. The girl's mother says that the duo were not out of the...

UPDATED: Cowes RNLI Lifeboat, Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter, Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are dealing with an ongoing incident in Cowes this lunchtime (Friday). The lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent...