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Achievement is inadequate and there is a significant weakness in the quality of teachers' marking - those are the words of an Ofsted report that has found Carisbrooke College to be failing following a recent inspection. The college, located at...

Bestival organisers have today (Wednesday) announced plans for a brand new, mind-blowing arena dedicated to a decade of dancing here on the Isle of Wight. Bestival HQ have been busy working out how best to mark a whole decade of...

EXCLUSIVE: An Island man was rushed to hospital in the early hours of this morning after being stabbed in the neck at a Totland home, Island Echo can exclusively reveal.  Police and Ambulance crews were alerted to the incident at Trevanions Way shortly...

Firefighters from Newport Fire Station were called to an out of control bonfire in Carisbrooke last night (Saturday).  As Island Echo reported at 20:27 via Twitter, a large plume of black smoke could be seen in the area, sparking concerns...

A power cut has this morning hit homes and businesses in the Staplers and Pan areas of Newport, leaving around 1700 properties without electricity. 7 sets of traffic lights at Coppins Bridge are also effected by the power outage. Island...

An ambulance has this evening collided with another vehicle before mounting the kerb, crashing through a small hedge and into the front garden of a property in Shide. The Mercedes-Benz ambulance belonging to the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has...

EXCLUSIVE: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance landed in Brading this afternoon to carry out a patient medivac. The bright-yellow charity helicopter landed at Brading Play Park shortly after 17:00 to assess and transfer a patient from Beech...

Fire crews are responding to a 999 call this lunchtime to reports of a person stuck in mud near to Fort Victoria, Yarmouth. The specialist mud rescue unit was tasked from Newport Fire Station shortly after 11:15 this morning. This...

Two vehicles have been involved in a road traffic collision in Dover Street, Ryde this afternoon. Emergency services are currently on the scene, including paramedics who are assessing the individuals involved. The collision has involved a Ford Fiesta and a...

Homes have been evacuated in the Leed Street area of Sandown this morning after a car collided with a wall, causing a LPG gas leak from the vehicle. Emergency services are on the scene and have set up a 200m...