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UPDATED: Island Line services have been suspended today (Sunday) due to a landslip that has caused dirt and gravel from three gardens to fall onto the track. A South West Trains spokesperson has told Island Echo that the slip has occurred between...

REHABILITATION ASSISTANT/SUPPORT WORKER REQUIRED Rehabilitation assistant/support worker for 4 yr old girl with multiple physical/cognitive disabilities based near Wooton on the Isle of Wight. You will be implementing daily exercise/rehabilitation program to encourage physical, sensory and cognitive development through play...

As the IslandEcho team take a well-earned break over the Christmas period, we have lined up a special 12 days of Christmas round-up of the top stories from January to December, recapping the year gone by. Check back each day for a...

An elderly man has been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at a Newport care home this morning (Tuesday). Three fire crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Newport Residential Care Home on...

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is set to visit the Isle of Wight this weekend, it has been revealed. The Queen's husband, Prince Philip, will be visiting the historical St Mildred's Church in Whippingham on the outskirts of East Cowes...

Armed Police have this morning (Monday) arrested three people as part of a serious targeted operation in Freshwater. Officers raided a property in Heathfield Road near to the High Street at around 08:30 before arresting two males and a female...

Police are investigating the grim discovery of a body in Ryde today (Monday).  Emergency services were called to Ryde Harbour at 12:18 this afternoon by the Harbour Master, who discovered the male body when it washed up near to the...

Cowes-based Carisbrooke Shipping have revealed that three crew members are being held hostage after pirates boarded their vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The ship MV Esther C, which was carrying 12 persons on board, was boarded by pirates yesterday...

A RTC involving a Ford Transit van has caused the main Sandown-Newport road to be closed this lunchtime  resulting in local diversions. The collision happened shortly after 12:30 near to Arreton Barns. Emergency services are currently on the scene and are...

Fire crews from Sandown are currently tackling a car blaze on The Downs Road, near to Knighton Shute. It is understood that the car is well alight and that the road has been closed by emergency services. UPDATE @ 08:10:...