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LIVE: Snow is falling across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday) and with an amber weather warning now in place, disruption is expected. *For all school closures please visit https://www.islandecho.co.uk/school-closures-isle-wight/* FOR LIVE COVERAGE ON FRIDAY VISIT https://www.islandecho.co.uk/snow-ice-causes-island-wide-chaos/. Traffic & Travel -...

Between 10-20cm of snow is expected to fall widely across the South of England and the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Thursday) - that's according to the Met Office, who have upgraded their amber weather warning. Snow will start to move...

A search of Culver Down involving an estimated 50 emergency personnel has failed to locate a missing middle-aged woman today (Tuesday). Police and HM Coastguard were called to Culver between Bembridge and Sandown at around 10:20 this morning, as first...

UPDATED: Police are extremely concerned for a missing Sussex woman and her 6-year-old daughter and say that the pair may be on the Isle of Wight. Eleanor Cutting, known as Ellie, was last seen at 13:00 on Friday (9th February)...

UPDATED: Red Funnel have suspended their hi-speed Red Jet service this morning (Wednesday), as have Hovertravel, due to the adverse weather conditions.  Both cross-Solent operators have stopped services between West Cowes-Southampton and Ryde-Southsea respectfully as strong winds lash the South....

FOUND: Missing Mia Lupton has been found safe and well tonight (Saturday). Concerns are growing for missing 14-year-old teenager Mia Lupton from Ryde, who may now be in the Birmingham area. Mia was last seen getting off a ferry in...

FOUND: Missing Kia Lupton has been found safe and well. Police have launched an urgent appeal to locate a missing 14-year-old girl from Ryde who is thought to be in the Southampton or Eastleigh areas having been 'groomed'. Mia Lupton was last...

Don’t forget the clocks fall back 1 hour overnight as we leave British Summer Time (BST) for 2017 and go back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00 tomorrow morning (Sunday) meaning lighter mornings and...

UPDATED: Concerns are growing for a 17-year-old girl who hasn't been seen or heard from since Friday. Police are following a number of lines of enquiry to help locate Kayleigh France - known as 'Pixie' - from Ryde. Kayleigh's family...

UPDATED: Police are appealing to members of the public for help in identifying a lady who has been found in a confused state in the Wootton area. Officers are currently working to ascertain the identity of the woman, who was...