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Just 24 hours after re-entering service, Red Funnel's Red Osprey vehicle ferry is experiencing yet more engine troubles resulting in cancellations on the East Cowes-Southampton route today (Tuesday). The cross-Solent operator says that the 09:00 sailing from East Cowes has...

A second human bone has been discovered following a recent search of King's Quay near Wootton, Police have confirmed. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and HM Coastguard descended on the secluded quay on...

Police are investigating a fracas at a pub in Ryde which left a man in his 20s with serious injuries. Officers were deployed to The Crown public house on High Street at 22:40 last night (Saturday) following reports that a...

Travel disruption continues on the roads and on cross-Solent travel as a yellow weather warning for strong winds and heavy rain is extended until 18:00 today (Sunday). IW Met Service says that gusts perhaps as high as 70mph can be...

Red Funnel has cancelled 12 vehicle ferry sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton route today (Sunday) as the operator continues to battle engines issues with Red Osprey. Yesterday, a number of timetabled sailings were cancelled as engineers worked to fix a...

Wightlink has been forced to suspend its Fastcat service to and from the Isle of Wight due to a rope being caught around the prop of one of its vessels. The 15:15, 16:15, 17:15 and 18:15 sailings from Portsmouth Harbour...

A car has left the road and crashed into trees lining Middle Road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne, leading to the closure of the key route this afternoon (Saturday). As adverse weather conditions continue to hit the Isle of Wight, Island...

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance has scrambled one of its helicopters to an incident involving HMC Vigilant at Cowes Yacht Haven this afternoon (Saturday). It was around 12:35 that an emergency call was raised, thought to concern an individual...

Police have closed off part of Newport Town Centre this morning (Saturday) amid concerns for public safety as a result of a partial building collapse. Sections of masonry have fallen from the top storey of a terraced building on Pyle...

Strong winds, accompanied by heavy rain, are battering the Isle of Wight today (Saturday) with the adverse conditions causing disruption to local transport.  Hovertravel has been forced to cancel its cross-Solent operations due to the excessive winds. The next update...