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Hovertravel services were suspended for a time following a collision involving a hovercraft and a safety bollard earlier today (Friday). Passengers arriving in Southsea from Ryde were forced to leave the Island Flyer hovercraft through its emergency exit after it...

Hovertravel services have been suspended leaving passengers stranded in Ryde and Southsea this afternoon (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has announced the suspension on its website. Island Flyer originally left Ryde at 15:10 but has remained in Southsea since its arrival...

A motorcyclist has been assisted from the carriageway by a bus driver following an incident on Whippingham Road this afternoon (Friday). Emergency services, including an unmarked police unit and an ambulance, have arrived at the scene near the junction with...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested following a 2-car-collision on the main route into Cowes last night (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services including officers from Hampshire Constabulary alongside ambulance crews and an operational commander from the Isle...

A 26-year-old man from Ventnor has been arrested following an incident that saw 3 people assaulted in Newport last night (Thursday). Several police units responded to an address in Newport High Street at 23:46 following reports of a disturbance. 3...

Firefighters from Shanklin, Ryde, and Sandown have responded to reports of a fire in a property in Shanklin this afternoon (Friday). 3 appliances from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to the semi-detached property...

Police officers clad in riot gear worked alongside mental health professionals to detain a male in Freshwater yesterday afternoon (Thursday). At around 13:15, Police rendezvoused at Moa Place in Freshwater and began donning protective equipment and formulating a plan of...

HM Coastguard, Cowes RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to reports of a woman in the River Medina near East Cowes last night (Thursday). At just gone 21:00 the alarm was raised that a woman had been...

Emergency services are attending a collision on the main road between Newport and Cowes, which has resulted in the road being blocked in both directions. A BMW 3-series convertible and a Fiat 500 appear to have been involved in the...

Armed Police from both sides of the Solent have arrested a teenager as part of an investigation into allegations of a male in possession of a machete and making threats to kill. The incident began sometime before 14:45 this afternoon...