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Red Funnel have suspended their vehicle ferry service between East Cowes and Southampton this morning (Tuesday). Foggy conditions on the Solent, which has reduced visibility below what is permitted to enter or exit Cowes Harbour, means the service has ground...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has responded to a residential property fire in Newport this evening (Monday).  Crews from Newport, Cowes and East Cowes were mobilised to Trevor Road near Carisbrooke at shortly before 18:10. Island Echo...

The main road between Ryde and Nettlestone has been closed by Police this evening (Monday) as a result of a car crashing into a tree. Emergency services, including firefighters, are currently attending the road traffic collision on Calthorpe Road, between...

Police have closed a busy road in Ryde this rush hour (Monday) as a result of a pedestrian being hit by a car. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have placed a male onto a spinal board at...

100 people have now died with COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight since the start of the pandemic - a milestone no one wanted to reach. Latest figures from NHS England reveal that 3 more Islanders have died after testing...

IW Met Service has extended its yellow weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight. A warning was issued yesterday afternoon due to the predicted adverse conditions overnight and into today. Now, that warning has been extended right through...

Island Roads will be gritting the road network tonight (Monday) as the mercury continues to fall. Gritters will be out and about from 21:00 due to the predicted low temperatures overnight, bringing the risk of icy roads. Motorists drive carefully...

A road traffic incident on the main road between Newport and Cowes is causing rush hour delays this morning (Monday). The incident has occurred at the bottom of Horsebridge Hill, close to HMP Isle of Wight. Island Echo is told...

Firefighters worked to extinguish a car fire near to a school in Sandown last night (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the blaze on Golf Links Road at 20:44, with 1 retained appliance from...

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for the Isle of Wight tonight (Sunday), with foggy conditions expected to last well into tomorrow. Forecasters IW Met Service says that mist and fog patches will develop quickly through the...