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Wightlink has announced a series of cancellations on both its Fishbourne and Yarmouth car ferry services for tomorrow (Thursday) due to staff absences. The 06:40 sailing from Portsmouth and the 07:40 sailing from Fishbourne have both been pulled by the...

Patients at St Mary's Hospital look set to be transferred to mainland hospitals such as Lymington to help free up beds locally, Island Echo can reveal. Yesterday (Tuesday) the Isle of Wight NHS Trust declared a Critical Incident due to...

2 teenagers were arrested when Police stopped a vehicle of interest in Newport on Monday night in response to a disturbance at an address in East Cowes, with 2 other people also put in cuffs. Officers responded to Acorn Gardens...

Hovertravel has had to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service this morning (Wednesday) not because of technical issues, but because of adverse weather conditions. The cross-Solent operation has been halted due to strong winds being experienced. Tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's...

Firefighters worked to free a sheep that had become stuck in the mud on a rising tide at Corf Lake near Shalfleet yesterday evening (Tuesday). Wholetime and retained crews from Newport were mobilised to the scene on the Newtown Estuary...

Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat launched at just before 14:00 this afternoon (Tuesday) to assist a motor vessel suffering from electronics failure some 12 miles off the Isle of Wight coast. Solent Coastguard received a call for help from a 37ft motor...

A flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast has been issued by the Environment Agency this evening (Tuesday) According to the EA, Wednesday lunchtime’s tide is expected to be higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a Critical Incident today (Tuesday) in response to significant pressure on its hospital services. The Trust is working with its health and care partners to take urgent action and ensure the safety...

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage following an incident at an address in Lake this afternoon (Tuesday). Police were called at 12:52 to a report of an incident at...

59-year-old Lee Orton, who has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, is accused of stabbing his wife in the neck multiple times and slitting his dog's throat causing the animal to bleed...