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Firefighters from Sandown and Shanklin are tackling a small kitchen fire at a residential property in Brading this evening (Thursday). 2 appliances are on scene at Lower Furrlongs, where it’s understood items have been left on the hob. Fire crews...

Fire crews from Ryde and Sandown are tackling what is thought to be a fire in a flat in Ryde High Street this evening (Wednesday). Smoke can be seen issuing from a flat above a row of shops between John...

30-year-old Paul Bishton has been charged with 2 assault offences following an incident on Sandown's Fort Street on Bank Holiday Monday. Police were called to an address on Fort Street at around 21:20 on 27th December to reports of an...

The death of a man in his 70s, whose body was found washed up on the beach between Fishbourne and Binstead, is not being treated as suspicious. Police were called to Fishbourne Lane at 10:03 on Boxing Day (Sunday) following...

41-year-old Jonathan Eldridge has been remanded in custody charged over a serious assault on a woman in Ryde on Christmas Eve. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder on Christmas Day following...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with the worst of the weather expected overnight into Wednesday morning. IW Met Service is warning that 10-15mm of rainfall is likely in many parts...

Hovertravel have suspended their service this morning (Bank Holiday Tuesday) due to adverse weather conditions. Strong winds on the Solent mean that the Flyer hovercraft are unable to operate between Ryde and Southsea. Passengers are advised that tickets will be...

A flood alert has been issued for the Eastern Yar by the Environment Agency. The water level in the Eastern Yar - between Bembridge and Whitwell - is high and rising following rain throughout the day. Road and footpath flooding...

Passengers on board Hovertravel’s Solent Flyer have experienced a particularly lengthy crossing this evening (Monday) due to a mechanical fault with the hovercraft. The Flyer left Southsea at around 17:45 but just minutes into the journey to Ryde, a problem...

A body has been found on the beach between Fishbourne and Binstead this morning (Boxing Day).  Police were alerted to the find by a member of the public at around 10:00, with officers deployed to the area to confirm the...