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Accessing Isle of Wight news is now easier than ever before thanks to a collaboration between Island Echo and Solent Create, with the latest headlines available on all Alexa-enabled devices from today (Tuesday). Islanders can now simply ask their Alexa...

An emergency closure has been put in place on Green Street in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday) due to a burst water main. Southern Water engineers are on site and are preparing to commence repairs to the 2-inch pipe. The burst...

Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Ryde Inshore Rescue have jointly received almost £90,000 from the government to help keep Islanders and visitors safe. Water rescue charities across the country have been awarded £1million in funding for vital...

UPDATED: Police have this morning (Monday) detained a man after he entered a school in Ryde 'armed with a syringe' before taking up position on a rooftop. Officers were called to the scene on West Street, Ryde at around 10:40...

Photos: Ryde Rescue Local business are tonight (Sunday) assisting a houseboat owner with pumping out tens of thousands of litres of water after the boat sunk earlier on today. Ryde Inshore Rescue were tasked by Solent Coastguard at around 12:30 to...

Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat launched to the aid of a yacht in trouble in the Solent this afternoon (Sunday). The Tamar class All Weather Lifeboat was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard at around 14:10 to assist ‘Wanderer’, a 40ft...

Police, HM Coastguard, the National Police Air Service Helicopter and Ryde Inshore Rescue were all involved in the search for a missing 7-year-old boy near East Cowes earlier this afternoon (Sunday). A full scale search operation was launched shortly before...

Fire crews have been in attendance at Yarmouth Harbour this afternoon (Sunday) following reports of a boat fire. 2 appliances from Freshwater and Yarmouth were mobilised to the quayside at 13:00, just half an hour after standing down from the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a fire at Hong Kong Express in Freshwater this morning (Sunday). Several appliances from Freshwater, Newport and Yarmouth, including the Incident Command Unit, are currently on scene in the town...

UPDATED: A 31-year-old woman from Newport has been arrested by Police as part of an investigation into an alleged act of online grooming. Officers made an arrest yesterday morning (Saturday) following initial investigations made by ‘The Guardians of the North’,...