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Photo: RNLI/Yarmouth The volunteer crew of Yarmouth RNLI rushed to the aid of a hovercraft that had begun to sink off The Needles earlier this afternoon (Thursday).  Conditions in the western Solent were fair with a calm sea state and good...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is investigating reports of the smell of burning at Peacocks clothing store in Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). 2 pumping appliances from Ryde and the aerial ladder platform, also from Ryde, are...

An inquest has today (Wednesday) heard that 52-year-old Maxine Thompson died as a result of asphyxiation from hanging after suspending herself from a pillar on Hope Road in Shanklin back in January of this year. As first reported by Island Echo,...

UPDATED: The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Team have visited at least another 2 schools this afternoon (Wednesday) to safely dispose of a potentially explosive chemical. The bomb disposal experts from Portsmouth are currently at Yaverland Beach, where a controlled explosion...

UPDATED: Forelands Road in Bembridge has been closed by Police following a road traffic collision in which a car has collided into the rear of a parked scaffold lorry. An elderly male driver behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia...

A woman found on the cliff edge at Culver Down near Sandown has been talked down by Police and taken to Sevenacres Mental Health Unit tonight (Tuesday). Police responded to reports of a high risk missing person at around 18:00 before locating the...

UPDATED: The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team from Portsmouth has been seen at the Isle of Wight College tonight (Monday).  At just before 20:55 the explosive experts and Police entered the grounds of the college in Newport, before stopping near to...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for fog overnight and into tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Largely clear skies and light winds will result in patchy fog beginning to form as we head throughout this evening, before becoming more widespread...

Photo: Wight Drone Ryde Arena Limited is to go into liquidation as it is felt by the directors that the company will not be able to trade again, it has been confirmed today (Monday). In a statement issued on the company's...

UPDATED: Motorists should anticipate delays in and out of East Cowes this afternoon (Friday) following a road traffic collision involving up to 4 vehicles. The shunt, which is thought to involve 3 cars and a van, has taken place outside...