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UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic incident in Wellow tonight (Thursday) which has resulted in the hard road closure of a country road. Emergency services were called to the scene on the B3401 Wellow Road between Thorley and...

A temporary 40mph speed limit is being brought back in on the Island's dual carriageway tonight (Thursday) following a road traffic collision nearly three weeks ago. From 19:30 this evening until Thursday 29th October - or when the works have been...

UPDATED: A pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a car on Parkhurst Road, Newport this lunchtime (Wednesday).  Police and ambulance crews are currently attending the incident outside St Mary's Hospital. The road has been closed in both directions....

UPDATED: Lynnbottom civic amenity site at Briddlesford Road, Downend has been closed until further notice following the discovery of a suspected explosive device. Bomb disposal experts are en-route to the scene to carry out investigations on the device. The site has...

UPDATED: Tributes have been paid to 21-year-old Island lad Reese Mitchell, who tragically died following a road traffic collision on Military Road on Sunday. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to the scene near Atherfield at...

UPDATED: A 4x4 has been involved in a road traffic collision in Ryde tonight (Monday) which has resulted in a main road becoming blocked in both directions.  Firefighters from Ryde, Police and ambulance crews are currently at the scene on Argyll...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a serious road traffic collision on Military Road near Atherfield this afternoon (Sunday) which has involved a motorcyclist and a car.  Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at shortly before 14:50. The...

UPDATED: Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a large fire at Vestas on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Saturday).  Crews were called to the scene on Stag Lane at around 15:00. The...

EXPLICIT CONTENT: Stuart Hamilton, a former Isle of Wight Ambulance Service paramedic, has been struck off this week after being found to be impaired to practice by the Health & Care Professionals Council following alleged 'sexually motivated' actions against girls as young as...

Police have responded to two road traffic collisions this morning (Friday) within just a mile or so of one another.  Officers are currently attending a white car that has come to rest on its roof on Combley Road, Havenstreet, blocking...