Breaking News

The discovery of a sinkhole on St John’s Hill in Ryde - 1 of the main routes through the town - has led to 3-way temporary traffic lights being erected, which will almost certainly cause significant travel disruption throughout today...

A number of timetabled train services on Island Line have been cancelled tomorrow (Tuesday) due to staff shortages, it has been announced. Just hours after Island Echo reported cancellations on Red Funnel’s Red Jet due to staffing issues, details of...

Staffing issues mean that Red Funnel will be operating a 1-boat only service on its hi-speed Red Jet route tomorrow (Tuesday). Just days before Christmas, at a time when many Islanders are heading to Southampton to shop and commuters are...

Following months of extreme pressure and another very busy weekend, St Mary’s Hospital is facing unprecedented challenges and has been forced to cancel outpatient appointments until at least Friday, with the re-introduction of compulsory mask-wearing also announced.  The hospital has...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash on the outskirts of Newport last night (Sunday). As previously reported by Island Echo, officers were called at 21:55 after they received reports of a collision...

The Environment Agency has 2 flood alerts in place for the Isle of Wight, with areas around both the Eastern Yar and Lukely Brook under threat. Some 40mm of rainfall was recorded at Wroxall yesterday (Sunday), with further rain experienced...

A lack of staff is still causing a headache for Red Funnel and it’s passengers with the cancellation of at least 4 Red Jet sailings this morning (Monday). The 06:05 and 07:15 sailings from Southampton have been pulled alongside tbe...

Police are in attendance at a road traffic incident on Long Lane in Newport this evening (Sunday) that has forced the closure of the road. The incident occurred at around 22:30 and has seen a vehicle crash somewhere along the...

Hovertravel services have been cancelled this afternoon (Sunday) as a result of adverse weather. Heavy rain and wind are causing the disruption on the cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea. An update on whether services can resume is expected at...

Fire crews from Newport and Shanklin attended a kitchen fire at a house in Ryde this evening (Saturday). Firefighters, police and an ambulance crew attended the scene on Arthur Street after a fire was reported just before 20:00 Crews from...