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The Yar Swing Bridge in Yarmouth has become stuck in an open position this morning (Sunday), resulting in the main road between Yarmouth and Freshwater being closed to both vehicles and pedestrians.  The cause behind the mechanical failure is currently...

A 43-year-old woman has tragically died after falling overboard from a boat off Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services responded to Trinity Landing in Cowes shortly after 14:00 when a female casualty was brought...

A small boat has washed ashore on the beach at Compton after breaking free from its mooring in rough seas earlier this afternoon (Saturday). At just gone 14:20, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was tasked to reports of a small motor vessel...

Emergency teams have responded to a serious sailing incident involving a woman in her 40s off Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). It was around 14:00 that the female was discovered unconscious in the water on the Solent. The casualty was hauled aboard...

Fire crews from Shanklin, Sandown, Newport and Ryde are in attendance at a property fire in Shanklin this lunchtime (Saturday). Smoke is issuing from a large detached property on Sandown Road, near the junction with Howard Road. Firefighters are working...

3 people have been arrested after a knife, baseball bat and a metal wrench were found inside a car that failed to stop at the scene of a crash in Lake last night (Thursday). Police were called at 20:30 to...

Despite a sunny and clear-skied start to the day, the Isle of Wight is just hours away from heavy rain and strong winds with a yellow weather warning set to come into force from 15:00. As first reported by Island...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is in attendance at a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Chale this afternoon (Thursday). The incident, which occurred on Chale Street at the junction with Newman Lane...

Police are in attendance at a single-vehicle crash that has resulted in a car coming to rest across the carriageway on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Thursday). The incident has seen Seat Mii crash into the wall at the...

Red Funnel has cancelled 2 sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton service this evening (Wednesday). Due to a technical issue with a forward bellow on Red Falcon, the 20:15 from Southampton and the 21:45 from East Cowes have both been cancelled....