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A main road in Ryde was closed yesterday evening (Friday) after a small fire broke out on an apartment window above a popular cafe. Two pumping applianes from...

UPDATED: Fire crews from across the Island are currently attending a roof fire at a property in Reed Street, Ryde. Appliances from Ryde, Sandown, Bembridge and...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning attending a road traffic collision in Shanklin involving an Island Roads waste van and a young boy. Island Echo...

Emergency services attended a small road traffic collision in Shanklin this lunchtime (Thursday) after a woman was knocked to the ground. Police were called to...

American global coffee company, Starbucks, is finally set to open a store on the Isle of Wight, it has been announced. The long awaited announcement has been...

UPDATE: Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, as well as the Rescue Tender from Newport Fire Station are this afternoon attending a...

Shanklin Theatre has this evening (Sunday) been evacuated following a small electrical fire. Five appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

Residents in the rural village of Brighstone have successfully fought against a planning application to build 57 dwellings, including sheltered housing, on a...

UPDATED: Localised flooding, hailstones the size of golf balls, fallen telephone lines and winds of up to 72mph caused panic last night when a storm swept...

Two voids that have opened up overnight on the Island’s road network are causing traffic delays today (Friday). According to Island Roads, a void on...

UPDATED: Police and Ambulance crews have this evening attended a fight between two females, which has resulted in one being hospitalised.  Emergency services...

A newly-wed couple were part of the crew of Cowes lifeboat when it launched to go to the aid of a windsurfer who was overcome by challenging conditions in the...

The elderly victim of an accidental lorry collision in Binstead earlier this month has sadly died as a result of his injuries.  Mr James Cannell, 97, is...

Firefighters have tackled a large wheelie bin fire in Sandown overnight, just hours after the end of this year’s nearby Funtasia family fun day. Crews...

Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service alongside the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have this evening (Sunday) attended to a horse...

Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat was called to the aid of a young man who suffered a serious hand injury yesterday (Saturday).   Just 1 mile South of the Needles, a 70ft...