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Scoot Ferries, who recently launched two new ferry services to the Isle of Wight, have gone into insolvency today (Saturday) and have appointed David Meany of Ashtons Recovery LLP as official receiver and will be applying for a Company Voluntary Arrangement...

A rescue tender, an aerial ladder platform and one fire appliance from Newport Fire Station have attended a building site in Cowes this afternoon (Friday) to perform a rescue from scaffolding.  Crews were called to the scene at the Cloud...

EXCLUSIVE: The Carlton Hotel in Sandown is set to be completely demolished to make way for a brand new 100-bedroom Premier Inn hotel and Brewer's Fayre restaurant, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. After more than 34 years as a family...

The Isle of Wight Festival, the first major festival of the summer, today (Thursday) adds even more acts to the bill for 2016, showing that there is definitely something for everyone at next year’s festival. Added to the already incredible...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO : Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a road traffic collision in Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). One fire appliance from Newport, paramedics and Police are currently attending the collision on...

UPDATED: Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance on Middle Road alongside Police this evening (Wednesday) following a road traffic incident involving a motorcycle. Two males are being treated for injuries after coming off the 2-wheeled...

A pedestrian has been conveyed to hospital this evening (Tuesday) after being involved in a collision with a car in Ryde. Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Dover Street shortly after 17:00, where it is understood a...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a road traffic collision on Marshcombe Shute in Brading this evening (Saturday). Crews from Ryde and Sandown are in attendance at the scene between Yarbridge and Yaverland alongside Police and ambulance crews. UPDATE @ 18:20 - One...

Around 70 properties in the Luccombe area of Shanklin have been affected by a small leak discovered in a nearby water reservoir.  Whilst in the process of draining down the Great Wood reservoir, Southern Water discovered a small leak and...

UPDATED: Emergency crews are attending a road traffic incident on the Middle Road near Tapnell tonight (Friday) where a car has left the carriageway and entered a field. A Co-Responder from Freshwater has responded to the scene on the B3399...