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UPDATED: Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this evening (Monday) tackling a fire that has broken out in Shanklin.  Black smoke can been seen rising from the public conveniences on Landguard Road at the junction...

UPDATED: A motorcyclist has ploughed through a stone wall and into a parked car in Whitwell this evening (Monday).  Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending to the rider, who has been thrown into the air and...

UPDATED: A section of St Boniface Down has been closed due to a Police incident this afternoon (Monday).  Two fire appliances from Newport and Ventnor were called to an area near the NATS comms station at around 14:30, however have...

Emergency services are this afternoon (Monday) attending a minor road traffic collision involving a single vehicle on Castle Lane in Carisbrooke. Two appliances from the Isle of Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at around 13:00 alongside...

The multi-million pound regeneration project to transform East Cowes is moving ahead, with the scheme set to be submitted to the Isle of Wight Council planners for consideration at the end of this month. East Cowes Regeneration, a collection of...

Police are this morning (Sunday) investigating an alleged assault outside a primary school in Upper Ventnor. Officers have cordoned off the entrance to St Francis Primary School on Newport Road and are standing guard following an alleged assault during the early...

UPDATED: A 34ft boat with a reported fire on board has been towed into East Cowes this afternoon (Saturday), where it has been met by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.  Two appliances from Newport Fire Station were...

A 53-year-old man has been released by Police without charge following the discovery of a body in Newport earlier this month, the identity of which has been confirmed as that of 45-year-old Deborah Fowler. As first reported by Island Echo,...

UPDATED: Two vehicles have collided head-on in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday) resulting in a main through road becoming blocked. Emergency services are currently in attendance on Kings Road, Bembridge where a silver Subaru and a green Seat have collided near...

UPDATED: Over 20 businesses in Newport High Street have been affected by a power cut this morning (Thursday) with many closing their doors for the day. At 08:35 this morning a network fault hit the PO30 region resulting in a...