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UPDATED: Motorists are experiencing long delays between Cowes and Newport this morning (Wednesday) after a car crashed into an electricity pole during the early hours of the morning. Temporary traffic lights have been set up at Northwood by the County...

An investigation into alleged sexual offences which involved the arrests of 13 men - including three Police officers - cost the tax payer £200,000 and involved nearly 140 people, an Island Echo Freedom of Information Request has revealed. Between December...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Firefighters are this afternoon (Tuesday) attending a large fire in a garden off Appley Road, Ryde. An explosion has rocked the nearby area as flames engulf a shed and fence panels and threaten a residential dwelling on...

The half finished new breakwater at the mouth of Cowes Harbour totally confused the crew of a French yacht last night (Monday) when they sought help from HM Coastguard after their engine failed. Having a chart that did not show...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A young boy has been knocked down by a motorcycle in a collision on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Monday). Emergency services were called to Upton Road in Haylands at around 08:25 following reports that a...

Police have responded to a three-vehicle road traffic collision on The Downs this evening (Saturday), the third incident at the junction with Newport Shute in the past few weeks. Officers from the Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit were called to The...

MAP: Motorists and those living in the center of Ryde are being advised about a large scale closure in the town alongside accompanying diversions and restrictions next Thursday (14th May) for the Pearl Izumi Tour Series cycle race. The majority...

A Police appeal has been launched to trace a woman who provided first aid to a pensioner from Sandown who died in a road traffic incident in Ryde on Sunday. 75-year-old Joyce Bradshaw from Sandown was pronounced dead at the scene on...

Wight Salads in Arreton, which employs over 450 people, has been sold by owners Vitacress, it has been announced today (Friday). The tomato growing company has been sold to APS Salads, a well-established, family run tomato business based in Middlewich,...

ISLE OF WIGHT ELECTION RESULTS Turner CON 28,591 Votes Blackmore LABOUR 8,984 Votes Goodall LIB DEM 5,235 Votes McKie UKIP 14,888 Votes Lowthion GREEN 9,404 Votes Stephens INDEPEND 3,198 Votes Andrew Turner has been elected the Island's Member of Parliament for...