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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are this evening (Wednesday) tackling a large blaze at a block of flats in Niton. Up to 8 appliances from across the Island are battling the inferno, which has...

UPDATED: A 65-year-old man has been arrested and questioned by Police following the suspected poisoning of 20 badger setts in the South Wight. As reported by Island Echo back in January, Police and the RSPCA discovered that around 20 setts were disturbed...

An inquest has today (Tuesday) heard how Eco Island founder David Green hanged himself in his own back garden following an arrest over fraud allegations made against him - which have since been proved to be false. As previously reported...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has the afternoon landed at Quay Road car park in Ryde after being called to assist paramedics. Emergency services are currently in attendance at the Esplanade Doctors Surgery, where it is...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this afternoon attending a two car collision in Shanklin. Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of the crash at the junction of Brooke Road and Carter Avenue,...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning (Monday) working to free one person who has become trapped in their vehicle following a road traffic collision in Ventnor. At least two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are...

Firefighters have tackled a barn blaze in Carisbrooke overnight that has engulfed a 10x8m outbuilding. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Froglands Farm near Carisbrooke Castle just after 02:30 this morning (Monday) following reports of...

UPDATED MONDAY: Police have this evening (Sunday) closed a road in Freshwater after a van collided with a pedestrian, Island Echo understands. Emergency services including Police, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and paramedics have attended the scene...

A Coastguard Rescue Team from Bembridge and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the revetment between Sandown and Shanklin earlier today (Sunday) to assist a lady with a suspected broken ankle. The unknown woman fell...

A mainland couple who decided to sail across the Solent for lunch were surprised to discover the boat they left on the beach at East Cowes had become the centre of attention from emergency services. The couple had left the...