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Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision between a double decker bus and a van in the upper reaches of Ventnor this evening (Sunday).  The crash has occurred on Ocean View Road at the junction with Gills Cliff...

Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent operations this afternoon (Saturday) due to the adverse weather conditions. Wet and windy weather is battering the Island, making for unfavourable conditions on the Solent. As a result, all hover services between Ryde and Southsea...

Traffic on the main road from Newport to Sandown is slow but flowing this afternoon (Saturday) following a crash at Branstone Cross. Police and paramedics remain at the incident, which has occurred on Newport Road at the crossroads junction with...

Concerns for the welfare of an individual have prompted an emergency response to Culver Down tonight (Friday), with Police, paramedics and coastguards all attending. Emergency services are currently located at the beauty spot overlooking Bembridge having been alerted to the...

Firefighters have been tackling what is thought to be a caravan fire in a field in the Ninham area of Shanklin tonight (Friday). 2 appliances from Sandown and Ryde are on scene off Ninham Farm Lane - a stones throw...

Having been on 49 shouts for the year at the start of the day, Bembridge RNLI is now up to 53 after being called to 4 incidents today (Friday) -  including 2 involving the same yacht. Bembridge Lifeboat was 1st...

A male has been pulled from the water after coming into trouble on his boat in Fishbourne. Island Echo understands the boat overturned, with the male left clinging to the upturned hull yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Victoria of Wight spotted the...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Brading this afternoon (Friday) where a pedestrian has been left injured in the road. The incident occurred on New Road near the junction with The Mall at around...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with the first weekend of the Summer holidays set to be a wet and windy one. Forecasters at IW Met Service say that yet another...

Coastguard Rescue Officers and paramedics have rushed to a medical emergency in East Cowes this evening (Thursday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team - alongside blue light colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IOWAS) - were first called to the...