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BREAKING: As temperatures start to plummet, for the first time this Winter season Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight tonight (Wednesday).

BREAKING: A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after he ran away from Police in Sandown last night (Tuesday).

Red Funnel has cancelled at least 4 vehicle ferry sailings to and from the Isle of Wight this morning (Wednesday) due to essential maintenance.

BREAKING: Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a serious crash on the outskirts of Wootton which has seen a vehicle career off the road, trapping its occupants.

BREAKING: A reported fire in a smoke-logged residential address in Shanklin led to an emergency response by firefighters earlier this afternoon (Monday).

EXCLUSIVE: Ambulance crews on the Isle of Wight are said to be preparing to hold a symbolic vote of no confidence in their management amid growing anger over proposed shift changes, reduced vehicle numbers and mounting pressure on staff wellbeing.

BREAKING: A man in his 70s is being treated in hospital after being hit by a moped in Ryde this afternoon (Friday).

EXCLUSIVE: One of the Island’s most prolific offenders was wrongly released from prison just 6 days into a 4-month sentence, going on to commit further offences within just 48 hours, Island Echo can exclusively reveal.

BREAKING: A reported gas leak at a property in the West Wight led to an emergency response by firefighters from both Freshwater and Newport earlier tonight (Thursday).

A man who posed as a DPD delivery driver to fraudulently collect parcels from High Street shops in Newport has been ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and pay over £600 in compensation.