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Firefighters from Ryde have this morning (Wednesday) tackled a van fire in the town, resulting in the closure of a busy road. Crews were called to the scene on St Thomas' Street shortly before 10:30 after receiving reports that a...

Detectives on the Isle of Wight are today investigating a sexual assault against a woman in her 30s in Sandown last night (Tuesday). As Island Echo reported this morning, forensic officers have been examining the scene of the alleged attack...

Emergency services are attending a small road traffic collision between a coach and a car in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). Police were called to the incident on Avenue Road Slipway with the junction of Culver Parade shortly before 10:00. Island...

EXCLUSIVE: Emergency services have this evening (Sunday) attended a medical emergency in Colwell Bay, prompting the assistance of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. Island Echo understands a currently unknown person jumped from a vessel into the sea,...

Police have closed a major through road to Bembridge this evening following a two car collision. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 22:00 after receiving reports that two vehicles had collided on Sandown Road between Yaverland and...

Firefighters have this afternoon tackled a car fire in Bembridge, which has totally destroyed one vehicle. A retained crew from Sandown Fire Station attended the scene near to the Bembridge Sailing Club on Embankment Road shortly before 16:15. A red...

It has been a busy 24 hours for Yarmouth's RNLI lifeboat following two shouts in the Solent, at the start of what is set to be a busy Summer.  The first shout came in yesterday evening (Friday) at 19:32 when...

Two pumping appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have this lunchtime attended to an outbuilding fire at a property in Wootton. Two crews from Newport Fire Station were dispatched to the scene on Lushington Hill at...

Emergency services are this evening responding to a collision on the outskirts of Arreton involving a milk tanker and a car. One person is trapped inside her vehicle, believed to be a 4x4, after colliding with the empty milk tanker...

EXCLUSIVE: Workers at one of the Island's largest employers, GKN Aerospace, are facing the possibility of losing their jobs should they not sign a new contract being imposed by the company, Island Echo can exclusively reveal.  Following numerous tip-offs from disgruntled members of...