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A double decker bus and a car have collided on Park Road in Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred near to the skate park on the main road into town. Island Echo is told that the car -...

The victim of a fatal road traffic collision at Cranmore last month has been named as 45-year-old Matej Gruber from Newport. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Ningwood Hill, just to the west of Cranmore...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was involved in the rescue of one of Uffa Fox’s most famous racing keel boats– the Flying 15 - yesterday evening (Thursday), in the same week that the Island celebrates the 50th anniversary of Uffa's death. The...

Firefighters are warning that the risk of fire is still high, despite recent downpours, following a field fire on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Thursday).   1 appliance was mobilised to the area of Long Lane where an area...

Whilst most of the Isle of Wight were glad to see the heavens open over the last few days, for the majority of people in Arreton its caused thousands of pounds worth of destruction and devastation to their homes and...

A 15-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight appeared at the Old Bailey in London this morning (Thursday) charged with planning to carry out an ISIS-inspired terror attack. As previously reported by Island Echo, the teenager was quietly arrested on suspicion of...

A medical emergency on board Wightlink's St Clare car ferry, which is currently docked at Fishbourne, is leading to delays on the cross-Solent route this morning (Thursday). The incident has halted the departure of the 07:00 car ferry, which in...

A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency warning of the potential for flooding along the River Yar between Whitwell and Bembridge. Yesterday's thunderstorm, which led to flash flooding in the East Wight, saw some 33mm of rain...

Torrential downpours across the East Wight have led to flash flooding in Sandown, Shanklin and the Arreton Valley, where roads are now underwater resulting in significant travel delays as Islanders head home for the evening. Avenue Road in Sandown and...

South Western Railway has confirmed that Island Line will be suspended from 19:00 on Saturday (20th August) until 07:00 on Sunday morning due to the knock-on effect of mainland RMT strikes. The nationwide strike on Saturday is set to include...