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A 32-year-old woman from Suffolk has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting police following an incident that saw a van with cloned number plates roll into a belisha beacon in Ryde last night (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo,...

A belisha beacon at a zebra crossing in Ryde has been flattened by a van in a road traffic collision that has prompted a Police response tonight (Thursday). Officers are currently in attendance at East Hill Road, where a white...

There will be a reduced timetable on Wightlink's Lymington - Yarmouth route tomorrow (Friday) because of the need to undertake an engine replacement on Wight Sky. The vessel is in need of an engine replacement forcing a host of cancellations...

A flood alert for the Eastern Yar - between Whitwell and Bembridge - has been issued by the Environment Agency. Locals are being warned that flooding is possible along the banks of the Eastern Yar and its tributaries. However, due...

A large tree has fallen across the main road in the village of Godshill tonight (Wednesday). School Road - the A3020 - is completely blocked between Godshill Primary School and the village shop. It means that local traffic is diverting...

Red Funnel has announced that it has had to suspend its vehicle service 'until further notice due to adverse weather' as well as the Red Jet service 'due to adverse tidal conditions and wave height limitations'. As previously reported by Island...

Island Roads are on their way to clear a large tree that has fallen across the road in Seaview this afternoon (Wednesday). Oakhill Road - between Pondwell and the seafront - is completely blocked by the fallen tree. Motorists are...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent operations this morning (Wednesday) as a result of the adverse weather conditions. A yellow weather warning is in force for the Isle of Wight from 12:00 today, but wet and windy weather is already hitting...

Specialist firearms officers believed to be from the South’s Counter Terrorism team have been carrying out extensive training on the Isle of Wight today (Tuesday). A number of unmarked cars and vans were first spotted racing through the streets of...

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink has announced that, due to a 'mechanical' issue with 1 of their ships, they have had to cancel 6 morning sailings on the Yarmouth-Lymington route both tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday. On both days, the 07:30, 09:45 and...