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UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a two-car road traffic collision in Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday).  Police, several ambulance crews and a fire appliance from Ryde were called to the scene shortly before 15:00 following the head-on collision near the railway...

UPDATED: An aerial ladder appliance from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending a property in Ryde tonight (Saturday) where tiles have become loose in the strong winds.  The appliance from Newport Fire Station was called to...

UPDATED: Two vehicles have collided at the top of Victoria Avenue, Shanklin this afternoon (Saturday). One appliance from Shanklin Fire Station is in attendance at the scene alongside Police. No one is thought to have been seriously injured in the...

EXCLUSIVE: Fast food chain KFC are to open a brand new restaurant on the Isle of Wight, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. Although the fried chicken brand will not currently confirm the location of the second store, Island Echo understands a drive-thru restaurant...

UPDATED: Two fire appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a pre-school in Wootton this morning (Friday) following reports of a strong smell of burning.  Firefighters from Ryde are conducting a search of the Little...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport are attending a car fire at Carisbrooke College this morning (Friday). Pupils have been evacuated from nearby buildings as a result of the blaze, which has broken out in a Vauxhall Astra parked in the school's car...

UPDATED: The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy and sometimes persistent rain on Saturday. Up to 30mm of rain is expected to fall along the South Coast with up to 60mm possible on south-facing slopes. In addition,...

Police have this afternoon (Thursday) responded to a collision in Howgate Road, Bembridge. Officers were called to the scene at just before 13:25 after a light blue Fiat Stilo, driven by a man in his 60s, collided into the garden...

FOUND: Police on the Isle of Wight are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 12-year-old girl from Ventnor named Chloe Harrison, who hasn't been seen since last night (Wednesday).  Chloe was last seen at around 21:30 at...

UPDATED: A damning report into the mezzanine deck collapse on Wightlink's 'St Helen', compiled by the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) following an 18-month investigation, has today (Thursday) been published revealing the full details surrounding the incident, as first reported by Island Echo....