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Fire crews have been called to Wootton this lunchtime (Saturday) where a tree has fallen onto the roof of a car whilst the occupants were inside. The incident occurred at around 12:30 on Firestone Copse Road and has seen a...

The driver of a Vauxhall van that crashed - coming to rest on its roof - in the West Wight overnight, has sustained no injuries Police have confirmed. The incident occurred overnight (Friday into Saturday) on Afton Road in Freshwater...

Hovertravel services have been suspended this morning (Saturday) as a result of adverse weather. Gusty conditions on the Solent have forced the cross-Solent travel operator to suspend services between Ryde and Southsea until at least 12:00. A weather warning is...

A car crash on Ashey Road this evening (Friday) has seen emergency services called to the scene. The incident has occurred on the Eastbound carriageway towards Ryde between the junction with Brading Down Road and the turn-off for West Ashey...

Thousands of Ryde residents look set to lose their local GP as it is revealed that Argyll House Surgery is to close its doors. The surgery - based on Arygll Street - has out of the blue handed in its contract to...

Red Funnel has announced multiple cancellations to sailings on 3 days next week as the Red Eagle vehicle ferry is temporarily removed from service. The change in timetable is in order to carry out essential repairs to Red Eagle's gangway....

A new yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with forecasters saying that up to 30mm of rain could fall this afternoon (Friday). IW Met Service says that a large area of rain will affect the...

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire at a residential property in central Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport are on scene at Edward Street, where crews wearing breathing apparatus have entered a terraced house. Hampshire &...

A 48-hour dispersal order has been authorised in Newport under Section 34 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The authority covers the period from 20:20 on Wednesday 12th July until 20:20 on Friday 14th July and has...

The organisers of Isle of Wight Pride 2023 have cancelled this weekend's event due to a poor weather forecast, admitting that 'safety is of paramount importance'. As previously reported by Island Echo, strong gusts of wind of up to 65mph...