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A car has crashed and come to rest on its side in a hedge on the main road into East Cowes this morning (Sunday). The incident, which occurred shortly before 06:20, has taken place at Whippingham Shute between Racecourse and...

Police have descended on the town of Shanklin tonight (Saturday) following reports of a male with a weapon. Officers initially responded to a triple nine call at just before 21:10 with several units making best speed to the area on...

A man has been taken to hospital after falling into the water and injuring himself at Yarmouth Harbour this evening (Saturday). The casualty was assisted from the icy seas by 2 fellow boat owners, who swiftly called 999 and requested...

The discovery of a suspicious object on the beach at Ryde led to a call out for Coastguards this afternoon (Saturday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked at 12:21 to carry out further investigations after a possible piece of ordnance was found...

Cross-solent travel is being impacted by foggy conditions this morning (Saturday).  Red Funnel has confirmed that the 06:00 vehicle ferry from Southampton and the 07:30 return from East Cowes have both been cancelled due to the reduced visibility. Earlier on...

Emergency services including Police, Ambulance crews, HM Coastguard and Cowes RNLI have all responded to an incident at East Cowes seafront tonight (Friday). 1 person - believed to be a woman - is being checked over by paramedics from the...

A weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight has been issued by IW Met Service this evening (Friday). Forecasters say that clearing skies will allow localised fog patches to develop in rural parts as the night goes on. As dawn...

An emergency scheme to fix a collapsed sewer pipe buried 15 metres below ground is progressing at Appley, with semi-permanent pipework now laid to divert all of Ryde's wastewater. As previously reported by Island Echo, an 8ft-wide sinkhole appeared on...

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have responded to reports of a surfer in difficulty at Sandown this afternoon (Friday). HM Coastguard tasked the search and rescue assets at 14:43 following a call from a concerned...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a minor car fire in Sandown High Street this afternoon (Friday). 1 appliance is currently on scene near to the junction with Wilkes Road having been mobilised at around...