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Flying doctors have been scrambled to assist a horse rider who has fallen from their animal in the West Wight this morning (Tuesday). The incident began at around 10:45 in a remote spot off Middle Road, between Tapnell and Afton....

The Cowes Floating Bridge remains suspended this morning (Tuesday) with no word from the Isle of Wight Council as to when services will resume. It was on Thursday afternoon - 5 days ago - that the troubled Floating Bridge No.6...

Police moved in on a vehicle in Newport early this morning (Monday) to arrest a 28-year-old man on suspicion of blackmail. Officers surrounded the BMW estate as it travelled along the northbound carriageway of Medina Way at around 07:00, in...

2 school children have escaped injury - but a number of other people have been hospitalised - following a crash between a school bus and 2 cars at Whippingham. Emergency services have battled the elements whilst tending to a number...

Multiple emergency services are responding to a serious road traffic collision between a coach and a car at Whippingham this afternoon (Monday). Police, fire crews and paramedics have all been called to Whippingham Road, near the junction with East Cowes...

Red Funnel says that its vehicle ferry service will remain suspended for 'much of today' due to an ongoing technical issue with the linkspan at East Cowes. As previously reported by Island Echo, all sailings to and from East Cowes...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight today (Monday) with up to 30mm of rainfall possible. Forecasters at IW Met Service say that once the morning rain clears the Island will see...

Richard Quigley MP has said that the situation with Red Funnel is 'unacceptable' and that Wightlink appearing to 'cash in' on the issue doesn't help the Island one bit. The damning words come following a suspension of all vehicle ferry...

Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has had to suspend all vehicle ferry sailings ‘until further notice’ due to a linkspan failure in East Cowes tonight (Sunday). The issue first arose at around 21:30 with news came in that a technical issue...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at a playground in Newport this evening (Sunday) in response to a medical emergency in the town. Having left its Thruxton base at around 17:45 the yellow-liveried stand-in helicopter landed...