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UPDATED - Police have closed a main road in Shanklin this lunchtime following a serious road traffic collision. Landguard Road, Shanklin has been closed at the junction of Clarendon Road and the High Street. Island Echo understand a pedestrian has...

The question on every Bestival-goer’s mind is… Wellies or Sun cream? Although the sun is shining today with blue skies all around, the Met Office have forecast heavy rain for tomorrow (Friday), which is likely to run into the weekend. Don't let...

Firefighters are this evening tackling a car fire on a driveway on the outskirts of Newport. Crews were called to the scene of the blaze on Prior Crescent off of Parkhurst Road at around 17:35 after receiving reports that a...

Fire crews have this morning (Wednesday) tackled a kitchen fire at a house in Ventnor which has also caused smoke damage to a neighbouring property. Three appliances from Newport, Shanklin and Ventnor were called to the incident on Leeson Road...

UPDATED: A young boy has this morning (Monday) been hit by a car in Ryde. The incident took place in Harding Road, Oakfield at around 09:30 when a 3-year-old boy was involved in a collision with a car, as Island...

UPDATED: A large number of Police officers are this evening conducting a search of the Noke Common area for a missing local man. Richard Freeman (pictured) has gone missing from his home on Noke Common road, sparking a major search...

A man who was rescued from the sea at a Shanklin beach last week has died. The unknown man in his 60s was swimming just off of the shore along the Sandown to Shanklin Revetment when he suffered a medical...

Armed Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary were this afternoon (Thursday) called to attend an incident in Ryde after concerns were raised about the welfare of a woman. Police were called to Sutton Close in Elmfield after receiving a 999 call...

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary are today appealing for information after a 32-year-old woman was seriously sexually assaulted in Cowes. The attack took place between midnight and 00:45 on Tuesday (27th August) when the victim was walking close to the junction...

UPDATED: A car has collided with a set of traffic lights on a main road on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon.  Emergency services have been called to the A3020 Cowes Road with the junction of Stag Lane following reports of...