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AFTER a dramatic start to the 81st J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, 'Actual', a Multi-50 trimaran has crossed the finish line in Cowes, winning the 50 nautical mile race. The trimaran, skippered by Yves Le Blevec, was amazingly...

UPDATED - OVER 1700 properties are without electricity this morning following a fault in the network in Cowes. Southern Electric are currently working towards restoring power in the area, which cut off at around 11:00. Businesses, schools and private homes...

UPDATED AT 14:00 - EMERGENCY services are currently attending a multi-storey house fire in Central Way, Sandown that has left a family homeless this morning. Three pumping appliances from Newport, Shanklin and Sandown are currently at the two storey semi-detached...

BESTIVAL  HQ is abuzz with excitement as the definitive festival of the year, set in the leafy surrounds of Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle ofWight, draws tantalisingly close. Tickets are flying out the door for our 2012 Wildlife...

CREW on board Red Funnel's Red Osprey vehicle ferry tackled a small oven fire this morning. The fire, in the ship's kitchen, was extinguished quickly and resulted in no injuries or damage to the ship, crew or passengers. A Red...

FIREFIGHTERS from Newport are currently assisting the Ambulance Service in rescuing a man who has fallen in Carisbrooke. The assistance of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was requested by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at 14:31...

AS Island Echo reported on Saturday, Police are investigating a fire at three unoccupied homes in East Cowes. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary have arrested two young boys aged 12 and 13, who were detained by detectives on Sunday. They were...

  SOLENT Coastguard rescue teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently conducting a search of the Silver Sands area of Bembridge for a person trapped in the mud. The Harbour Master for Bembridge received a distress call from a yacht...

TWO vans and a lorry have this lunchtime collided near to Blackwater on the outskirts of Newport. No one has seriously been injured in the incident. Fire rescue teams did not attend the scene, not did the Isle of Wight...

UPDATED @ 14:00  - A toy and doll museum in Brading along with 9 other properties have flooded overnight. Emergency services were called to the scene surrounding the Lilliput shop and museum in the High Street shortly before 04:00 this morning...