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UPDATED: A car has left the carriageway and rolled into a field on Brading Down Road this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services are on the scene between Brading and the Ashey turn off, including 3 ambulances and an ambulance officer. At...

UPDATED: A pedestrian was rushed to St Mary's Hospital by ambulance following a collision with a car in Ryde earlier tonight (Tuesday). The incident, which is said to have involved a child on a scooter, occurred on St John's Road near the...

UPDATED: Police and HM Coastguard are in attendance at Culver Down near Sandown this evening (Tuesday). Several Police officers are situated at the cliff top alongside Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team are also in attendance at the...

Conservative's Bob Seely got 16% of the votes in Island Echo's online poll With just 36 hours to go until polling stations across the country open, an online poll of 1,075 Island Echo readers has shown great support for the...

UPDATED: Armed Police have surrounded a residential property in Freshwater this evening (Tuesday). 4 officers, with weapons drawn, have descended on Jubilee Close in the town. A dog support unit is also on scene. The Armed Response Vehicles silently entered the...

UPDATED: High winds and heavy rain have resulted in a large tree falling and blocking Green Lane in Lake tonight (Monday).  The unexpected adverse weather is taking its toll on the Island and has resulted in Hovertravel services being suspended...

UPDATED: Police are understood to have arrested a 'young male' in Ventnor following a large emergency response to the town this afternoon (Monday). As many as 5 or 6 Police vehicles - including a local Dog Unit - raced into...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has had its certificate to operate reinstated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) following an inspection on Friday. As first reported by Island Echo the MCA forced the Isle of Wight Council to pull the brand...

The Leader of the Isle of Wight Council has today (Monday) revealed plans to secure the future of secondary education in Sandown following the announcement by the current operator, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), that it intends to close Sandown Bay...

UPDATED: Police have erected a cordon around the Central convenience store in the heart of Ventnor this morning (Monday). Officers are investigating a burglary which has seen entry forced to the shop on Victoria Street overnight. It remains unclear as to what...