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UPDATED: An Audi has crashed into a wall at a railway bridge in Sandown tonight (Wednesday) after being involved in a collision with a second vehicle.  A Vauxhall Mokka is understood to have collided with the side of the Audi...

UPDATED: Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a road traffic collision on Brading Downs this lunchtime (Wednesday), where a car has rolled onto its roof. Firefighters from Ryde, Police and Ambulance crews are...

UPDATED: A large tree branch has this afternoon (Wednesday) blocked Stroudwood Road, Ryde in both directions. The impassable tree is causing disruption to both motorists and Route 37 Southern Vectis buses. Island Roads are currently on scene and are making...

UPDATED: Fire crews are this evening (Tuesday) tackling a caravan fire in the back garden of a property in Bembridge. Appliances from Ryde and Bembridge are damping down the scene having battled against a fire which has destroyed a caravan...

Firefighters from Ryde and Ventnor are tackling a manure heap fire at a farm on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident at Kemp Hill Farm off...

UPDATED: A power cut is affecting eastern parts of Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). 24 postcode areas are currently experiencing disruption to their electricity supply, including areas such as Fairlee Road, Staplers Road and Long Lane. The power was cut at...

A post-mortem has this week been carried out on the body of 21-year-old Glenn Davies, who died following a chemical incident in Cowes last month. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to a property on St Mary's Road,...

UPDATED: A large sinkhole has led to the closure of Queens Road in Ryde this morning (Monday), causing traffic delays in the town. Whilst Island Roads were undertaking resurfacing of the road between Pelhurst Road and West Street overnight, a...

UPDATED: A group of 3 girls blown out to sea on inflatables have sparked a lifeboat rescue operation in Ryde this evening (Monday). Solent Coastguard were made aware of objects in the water off Appley Beach in Ryde shortly before...

UPDATED: Police are this morning (Monday) investigating a break-in at a pharmacy in Cowes last night.  Officers were alerted to an alarm activation at Boots Pharmacy, Cowes Medical Centre at around 22:30, where Police discovered a window had been smashed...