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UPDATED: A vehicle has rolled onto its side following a road traffic incident on Pyle Street, Newport this evening (Friday). Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently attending the incident, which has occurred near...

The eagerly anticipated planning application for the redevelopment of East Cowes waterfront has been submitted this week, seeking permission for the demolition of existing buildings and dwellings plus the building of a brand new ferry terminal, 60-bed hotel and retail,...

UPDATED: Two cars and a taxi have been severely damaged in a road traffic collision on East Hill Road, Ryde tonight (Wednesday). A Ford Focus, Toyota Celica and a Peugeot people carrier taxi have all sustained substantial damage in the...

UPDATE: A car has slid off the carriageway and come to rest in a precarious position between Shanklin and Ventnor this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and ambulance crews are currently...

UPDATED: Work to create a turning head and access road for residents living in the Undercliff will not fully commence until at least August 2016 as an assessment of rare bats needs to be undertaken before trees can be felled....

The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were called to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Freshwater Bay this afternoon (Tuesday). The man was seen waving by onlookers as he struggled to return to the beach whilst swimming in rough conditions and...

The Met Office have issued a yellow severe weather warning for heavy rain tomorrow (Wednesday), which may include some thunderstorms. Rain is expected to arrive across the Isle of Wight tomorrow morning before moving north through the afternoon and into Thursday....

VIDEO: Two groups of Spitfires and Hurricanes flew across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Islanders were treated to a rare glimpse of the WWII fighters together as they...

UPDATED: A number of cross-Solent services have been suspended or are running behind timetable due to the adverse weather conditions this afternoon (Monday). Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde-Southsea service, whilst Red Funnel have stopped the West Cowes to Southampton Red...

Police are today (Monday) making an appeal to members of the public to help identify the body of a kayaker who was found at Sandown Bay on Friday. As first reported by Island Echo, a multi-agency search and rescue operation...