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UPDATED: A pedestrian has sustained minor injuries after coming into contact with a vehicle in Brading High Street this evening (Saturday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to The Bullring in Brading shortly after 16:35 following...

Firefighters from Sandown, Shanklin and Newport have attended a fire at a property in Shanklin this evening (Friday). Three appliances were called to a residential property on the High Street shortly before 19:40 following reports of a heater on fire,...

A plane, unofficially reported to be fitted with secret surveillance equipment capable of intercepting mobile phone calls and eavesdropping on conversations, has been flying in the skies above the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Friday). Alarmed Island Echo readers got...

VIDEO: Bestival organisers have this afternoon (Friday) confirmed the event's 2015 theme - Summer of Love. A salute to the original muses of Music, Freedom, Peace, Love and Euphoria, Bestival 2015 returns to its roots and invites revellers to turn...

UPDATED: Police have closed Blackwater Hollow on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Friday) following a road traffic collision between a car and lorry. Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue are in attendance at the scene...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning (Friday) attending a road traffic collision on Middle Road, Calbourne. The incident, which has occurred near to Calbourne Mill, has involved at least three vehicles, although no one is believed to have been seriously...

EXCLUSIVE: Cross-Solent travel operator Hovertravel are looking to expand their service to customers by operating a new crossing to and from Sandown, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. Plans are in the pipeline to introduce a brand new passenger service between...

Firefighters were called to deal with a broken down van on Whippingham Road near East Cowes earlier this evening (Thursday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the incident shortly before 17:40 following reports from the...

UPDATED: Smallbrooke Lane in Ryde has been closed by Police this evening (Thursday) following a three-car road traffic collision. Emergency services were called to the scene between Great Preston Road and Ashey Road at just before 17:00, as first reported...

Over 200 full time jobs are being advertised for positions at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s blade production facility on the Isle of Wight, where manufacturing of 80m composite blades for the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine will ramp up...