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UPDATED: The problematic Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended once again, just days after restarting a timetabled service between East and West Cowes. Vehicles are facing the now regular and lengthy 10-mile diversion via Newport this morning (Thursday) whilst engineers...

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has forced the closure of Harding Shute near Brading tonight (Tuesday). Emergency services are currently attending the incident between Beaper Shute and West Lane. The road has been closed in both directions as Police, Fire...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a small fire at a property off West Street in Ryde tonight (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Ryde were mobilised to the scene at West Place at around 21:30 following a call from the occupants of the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Council has this morning (Tuesday) announced that it will not advance any further money to Christ the King College in Newport following an "ill judged” agreement to lease buildings, which could soon be taken away...

UPDATED: A car has come to rest on its roof after flipping on Middle Road near Chessell this morning (Tuesday).  It is thought that icy conditions between Chessell and Tapnell have played a part in the crash, which occurred at...

UPDATED: Park Road in Wootton has been closed by Island Roads tonight (Monday) following a road traffic collision in icy conditions. Emergency services were mobilised to the scene between Briddlesford Road and Lushington Hill at around 22:00 ahead of Island...

UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: Sixth Form students at Christ the King College in Newport could return in the New Year to find they are without classrooms, as Island Echo reveals that the school owes more than £800,000 for the hire of the...

UPDATED: The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice across the Isle of Wight between 16:00 today (Monday) and overnight into tomorrow morning. Forecasters say that temperatures are likely to fall rapidly below freezing late this afternoon....

Homes in and around Niton and Chale along the south coast of the Island are without power this evening (Sunday). Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) are reporting that 129 known postcodes have been affected by the outage, plunging residents into...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a chimney fire in Totland this afternoon (Sunday). 1 fire appliance from Freshwater Fire Station is currently dealing with the incident at a property on Cliff Road. It is...