Breaking News

UPDATED: A serious road traffic collision has resulted in the closure of Smallbrook Lane in Ryde this morning (Thursday). Two pumping appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently on the scene near to the railway...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this afternoon (Wednesday) attending a road traffic collision on Forest Road, Newport where a car has landed on its roof. The vehicle, believed to be a Honda Civic, is reported to be upside down and in a...

UPDATED: The main road between Rookley and Niton has been blocked following a road traffic collision this morning (Tuesday). A car is understood to have collided into a bank on Bleak Down near to The Chequers Inn pub, resulting in...

UPDATED: A major search and rescue operation is underway this evening (Monday) for what is believed to be a trimaran that issued a mayday call reporting that it was sinking in the English Channel. All weather lifeboats from Bembridge and...

A 4x4 Land Rover has been severely damaged following a collision in Arreton this afternoon (Monday). Emergency services were called to the scene at Gore Basin between Arreton and Blackwater at around 13:45 after the red off-road vehicle collided into...

A metal recycling plant fire in Portsmouth has prompted Island Echo readers from across the Island to send in photographs of the large plume of smoke, which has been visible for over three hours. Firefighters from Hampshire Fire and Rescue...

UPDATED: A car is reported to have rolled and landed on its roof on the outskirts of Shanklin this afternoon (Saturday). Police and ambulance crews have been called to the scene off Cowleaze Hill between Shanklin and Ventnor, where it...

Seafarers are being reminded to be aware of autumnal weather changes following a prolonged period of sunny weather, after HM Coastguard were alerted to two incidents on the east coast of the Island this morning (Saturday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team...

UPDATED: Two cars and a bus have collided on the outskirts of Cowes this afternoon (Thursday), resulting in the road becoming blocked.  Emergency services are currently en-route to the incident on A3020 Newport Road in Northwood, near to the junction...

UPDATED: Bomb Disposal experts are this afternoon (Wednesday) attending an aggregate site in Cowes where munitions were discovered earlier this morning. The Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Portsmouth have in the last few minutes arrived at Medina Wharf...