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UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a caravan fire at Thorness Bay Holiday Park this afternoon (Thursday).  Three appliances, one from East Cowes and two from Newport, are currently attending the blaze at the Park Resorts owned site off Rolls Hill. Two breathing...

UPDATED: Combley Road in Havenstreet has been closed by Police this evening (Wednesday) following a road traffic collision that has left one vehicle on its roof. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, paramedics from the Isle of Wight...

Bomb disposal experts were called to Monks Bay near Ventnor earlier this evening (Monday) after concerns were raised about a potential explosive device - but upon inspection the object was discovered to be a tent pole. The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal...

UPDATED: A section of a holiday park in St Helens has been cordoned off by Police this morning (Monday) as they investigate an alleged serious assault. Officers were called to Nodes Point Holiday Park between St Helens and Nettlestone at...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A flat in Newport has been cordoned off by Police this afternoon (Sunday) and is being treated as a crime scene.  Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were called to the property 'Powell House' on Barton Road at around...

Firefighters from Newport, Shanklin and Ventnor responded to Wroxall this morning (Saturday) after concerns were raised about smoke inside a property. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident on St Martin's Road at 10:06...

UPDATED: Wightlink's Portsmouth to Fishbourne car ferry service has been suspended until further notice this evening (Friday) following the collapse of the linkspan at the Gunwharf terminal. Island Echo readers have reported that the car ferry St Faith has experienced problems...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport and Freshwater are tackling a grass fire in the West Wight this afternoon (Friday) covering an area approximately 40mx40m. Crews were called to the incident behind the old coastguard cottages at Coastguard Lane at just before...

UPDATED: A search is underway for two females in the water this evening (Thursday) at the mouth of Wootton Creek. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Cowes RNLI lifeboat are in attendance at Woodside Bay, where it is reported two females...

  A fishing trip on the Solent for ten youngsters and adults came to an unwelcome halt this afternoon (Thursday) when the boat ran out of fuel and then a woman suffered a head injury. Cowes RNLI quickly arrived on...