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A taxi has careered off the carriageway and into railings designed to protect pedestrians on a busy road in East Cowes this afternoon (Monday) – just 2 weeks after a crash in the near enough the exact same spot. Police...

Police attended a 2-car shunt on a main road between Wootton and Binstead yesterday (Sunday). Officers were called at 13:57 on Sunday to reports of a collision involving 2 vehicles on Kite Hill. The incident saw a black Peugeot collide...

Island Roads gritters will be out and about on the Island's road network tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Salt will be deposited on carriageways across the Island at around 05:00. Island Roads made the decision due to forecasted low temperatures and has...

The discovery of a body at a property in Ryde earlier this week is not being treated as suspicious, Police have today (Sunday) confirmed. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary say they were alerted to concerns for the welfare of...

Firefighters in the West Wight are tackling a suspicious fire at the Astro football pitch off Moa Place in Freshwater this evening (Sunday).  The fire, which is suspected to have been started maliciously by youths, has caused damage to the...

Police responded at speed into Ryde earlier this afternoon (Sunday) when a member of the public reported that their life had been threatened with a knife on a residential street. 4 units were deployed to the corner of Well Street and...

Emergency services have been called to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Middle Road at Calbourne this morning (Sunday). Island Echo understands a red Skoda Fabia estate has collided with a grass verge near to Calbourne Mill. 1 fire...

The Isle of Wight's very own Wet Leg scooped 2 BRIT Awards at tonight's star-studded ceremony at The O2 Arena in London, including Best New Artist, just a week after bagging 2 Grammy awards in Los Angeles. Rhian Teasdale, Hester...

Supermarket chain Iceland is to permanently close its Newport store next month, in what is yet another blow for the Island's county town. Just weeks after news broke that H&M was shutting up shop, it can now be revealed that Iceland will...

Concerns over public safety have led to Newport High Street being cordoned off to pedestrians and closed to motorists by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Saturday). The Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport has been...