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Emergency services are this evening (Tuesday) attending a road traffic collision on Alvington Manor View near Carisbrooke.  Two appliances from Newport Fire Station are attending the incident alongside Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. Crews were alerted...

Arreton St George’s CE Primary School took the opportunity to give young pupils an early lesson in engineering during the ongoing work to improve the main road through the village. Around 30 youngsters from Coral reception class were shown what...

UPDATED: Following the revelations last week about the turmoil within the Turner campaign, UKIP Isle of Wight Parliamentary Candidate Iain McKie has again been contacted by an anonymous whistle-blower close to the Isle of Wight Conservative Association with further explosive...

April Fools... Hovertravel has unveiled its first ever room fragrance, called Solent ‘65 as part of the 50th anniversary souvenir range. The fragrance will transport you back to 1965 – the year Hovertravel ran their first service. Loretta Lale, Hovertravel’s...

April Fools... An exciting major development in Ryde has been announced today (Wednesday 1st) which will see an outdoor water park built on the seafront next to Ryde Pier, as well as the transformation of the entire Esplanade.  Under the...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of East Cowes this evening (Monday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending to a cyclist who has been involved in a collision with a car....

UPDATED: An investigation has been launched by security firm G4S after an Island man claims to have been assaulted by security at Jobcentre Plus in Newport, sustaining these shocking injuries. Mr Danny Burnett, 52, was at his local Jobcentre on Staplers...

Police are searching for a suspect in the West Wight on land and in the air following a sexual assault in the area, Island Echo understands. Multiple Police units have been searching the area throughout the day including at Fort...

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink have issued a series of cancellations on their Yarmouth to Lymington service for today (Wednesday), the latest in a run of problems for the company's vessels across all three routes. Due to engine problems, Wightlink say they...

The Environment Agency have this morning (Wednesday) issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coastline. A forecast surge height of 0.16m is expected, which could pose a threat to coastal properties and low laying land with a high...