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Coastguards from Bembridge and Ventnor were called into action yesterday (Tuesday) when 2 youths became stuck between the rocks at Priory Bay, near Seaview. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was first on the scene having been tasked at 13:12. It was...

An emergency telephone attached to the RNLI's inshore lifeboat station at Bembridge has been damaged by vandals overnight. The lifeboat's coxswain and mechanic arrived at the station on Lane End this morning (Tuesday) to find the external telephone smashed to...

Wightlink's Yarmouth-Lymington service is delayed by as much as 50 minutes this morning (Tuesday) due to a reported technical problem. Island Echo readers say that the 07:30 sailing from Yarmouth has been unable to sail with passengers, resulting in the...

A burst water main, which was reported to Southern Water at just gone midnight, has left residents in the Newport area without supplies this morning (Tuesday).  Home and businesses in the PO30 5 areas are said to be without water....

A 144-metre long oil tanker has run aground off The Needles this afternoon (Monday), prompting the launch of Yarmouth's lifeboat. The Liberian-flagged 'Chem Alya' has gone aground on the ledge to the west of the Isle of Wight whilst en-route between...

A minor road traffic collision on a busy road in Ryde is causing traffic delays in the area this lunchtime (Monday). A silver Nissan Micra has sustained front end damage in the collision on Victoria Road, which has also involved...

A notorious dangerous driver is now serving a 2-year stretch behind bars after breaching a suspended sentence by committing yet more driving offences - with Police warning others that they will not tolerate illegal driving. 27-year-old Joseph Barrass, also known...

Reports of a person in the water and possibly cut off by the tide at Ryde led to the launch of Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat earlier this morning (Sunday). Bembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat was requested to launch at around 08:30 when...

2 people have escaped any serious injury following a crash in Yarmouth this morning (Sunday). The incident, which saw a car come to rest on its roof, occurred on Tennyson Road- the main road to and from Newport - at...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Ryde to assist in a medical incident this morning (Sunday). Residents in the vicinity of Simeon Street Recreation Ground were awoken by the sound of the helicopter and its...