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UPDATED: Firefighters are this afternoon attending a large field fire near to Ningwood. The blaze, which is said to be covering a large area of around 100x100m, is understood to be situated near to Cranmore Avenue between Shalfleet and Yarmouth....

VIDEO AND PICTURE GALLERY: Two properties in Ryde have been severely damaged after a blaze ripped through the rooftops of a row of family homes this afternoon (Tuesday), leaving at least two families without anywhere to live and many more unable...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this afternoon (Tuesday) tackling a blaze in Ryde that has destroyed the roof of a three-storey property. Crews are currently in attendance at Simeon Street at the junction with Monkton Street, where flames are shooting from the...

UPDATED: Richard Pease, a hovercraft pilot charged with piloting one of Hovertravel's commercial craft whilst over the alcohol limit, has pleaded guilty to the offence at the Isle of Wight Crown Court this morning (Tuesday). Pease, 50 from Northwood near Cowes,...

Planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Harcourt Sands holiday park on the outskirts of Ryde has been applied for by the company Zero C Holdings Ltd, with plans in place for up to 128 new homes plus a brand new...

A female has been airlifted to hospital this evening (Sunday) after falling from a banana boat in the Solent having suffered a suspected medical episode. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to Woodside Bay near Wootton...

UPDATED: Coastguard Rescue Teams are this afternoon (Sunday) working to safely rescue a man who has fallen in a remote location at Blackgang. The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team, Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and Newport Initial Response Team are currently at...

Parents in the West Wight and across the Island have expressed their worry that the description of a man wanted for a sex attack on an 11-year-old girl last week matches the description of a man wanted for a second...

UPDATED: Residents living in the West Wight have become increasingly concerned this week following reports of a second incident involving a child after the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl last Saturday. It has been reported to Island Echo that a young...

EXCLUSIVE: German supermarket giant Aldi are set to open a second store on the Isle of Wight, according to sources. Plans are afoot to open a brand new store at Spithead Industrial Estate in Lake, near to the newly-built Merrie Gardens pub...