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UPDATED: A road traffic collision has forced the closure of Middle Road near Carisbrooke this morning (Thursday). Emergency services are currently attending the incident on Calbourne Road - known locally as Middle Road - near to the junction with Alvington...

UPDATED: Wightlink are running a revised timetable between Yarmouth and Lymington today (Thursday).  The cross-Solent operator hasn't given a reason as to why the car ferry service is running to a different timetable, however Island Echo understands a mechanical problem hit one...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Forest Road near Newport tonight (Wednesday). 2 vehicles have collided near the junction with Betty Haunt Lane, resulting in 1 of the vehicles coming to rest in a hedge lining the...

A 66-year-old yachtsman in pain from a back and neck injury was rushed ashore by Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Tuesday). The man had been aboard the 30ft 'Connie' on the wind-swept Solent when he was struck hard by the...

Wightlink's on-going saga with staff shortages continues this morning (Tuesday) with a number of cancelled sailings on the company's Fishbourne to Portsmouth car ferry service. Earlier this morning the cross-Solent operator cancelled the 06:30 and 08:30 sailings from Portsmouth Gunwharf,...

Firefighters from Freshwater, Newport and Yarmouth tackled a caravan fire near Shalfleet overnight. 3 appliances were mobilised to land near London Farm on Main Road at just gone 01:20 following reports of a caravan and vehicle ablaze. Less than an...

Motorists have been put at risk of coming head-to-head with oncoming traffic following the theft of batteries from temporary traffic lights across the Island. Police are investigating reports that several dozen batteries have been stolen from numerous sites over the...

Hampshire Constabulary have confirmed that the death of a 45-year-old man in East Cowes is not being treated as suspicious. Police and ambulance crews were called to an address on Osborne Heights first thing on Saturday morning, as previously reported...

Fire crews from Newport and Cowes are attending a cooker fire in the county town this evening (Saturday). 2 appliances were mobilised to a residential property at the junction of Banner Lane and Hunnyhill at just before 17:35. The occupants...

UPDATED: Police have established a cordon surrounding a family home in East Cowes this morning (Saturday).  Detectives from Newport CID are in attendance at the detached property on Osborne Heights, where investigations are underway. Response officers are keeping a scene guard....