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Hundreds of passengers were left stranded mid-Solent this afternoon (Monday) after an engine failed on board one of Wightlink's Yarmouth to Lymington ferries, the second incident on the West Wight route in as many days. The 16:05 sailing from Yarmouth...

Those travelling across the Solent via Wightlink's Lymington to Yarmouth route are facing disruption for the remainder of today (Sunday) and into tomorrow, after a car ferry suffered propulsion failure this morning resulting in the vessel colliding with a navigational...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A woman has been airlifted to hospital this afternoon (Saturday) after falling at a secluded East Wight beach. Emergency services were alerted to a woman having injured herself at Priory Bay near St Helens shortly before 11:30,...

4G will be coming to at least two Island towns following the installation of new telecommunication masts last month, with the network providers Three and Vodafone confirming their rollout plans to Island Echo. In an area where 3G signal is...

St John's Hill in Ryde is set to reopen tomorrow (Friday) following repairs to a water main that burst on Monday. A spokesperson for Southern Water has confirmed to Island Echo this afternoon that a 7 inch water main had...

UPDATED: Firefighters up and down the country, including here on the Isle of Wight, have today issued a further eight day period of strike action as the Government have not improved their pension proposals. The current proposals in England and...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this afternoon (Wednesday) in attendance at BAE Systems in Cowes where a worker has become stuck in a cherry picker at a height of around 10 metres. One appliance from...

UPDATED: The main road between Sandown and Newport has been closed this afternoon (Wednesday) following a single vehicle collision. Emergency services including two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently in attendance at the incident...

Firefighters tackled a small property fire in Apse Heath during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin were called to reports of a fire...

Two cars have collided at an accident blackspot in Ryde this evening (Tuesday) which has prompted local residents to call for something to be done to improve safety at the junction. A Silver Vauxhall Corsa and a black Mitsubishi L200...