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There has been a surge in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight, with 7 cases identified in the first 4 days of October. The latest data from Public Health England has added a further...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a fire at a residential property in Cowes this lunchtime (Tuesday). 2 appliances - 1 from Newport and 1 from Cowes - are in attendance at Mill Hill Road,...

Firefighters are attending a small fire at an address in Freshwater this evening (Monday). 2 breathing apparatus wearers have been committed into the building on Edinburgh Road, with a safety jet standing by. Crews from Freshwater and Newport are on...

Firefighters were called to reports of a solar panel fire near St Helens this morning (Monday). An appliance from Ryde was mobilised at around 10:30 and spent a short time trying to locate the incident. The wholetime crew eventually identified...

473 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight since the start of the pandemic, that number rising by 3 overnight. As reported by Island Echo yesterday, during the month of September a total of 37 cases...

Red Funnel have suspended their Red Jet service until further notice due to adverse weather conditions, with Hovertravel also suspending their cross-Solent operation this afternoon (Sunday). Choppy seas have led to the 2 separate operators taking the decision to cancel...

37 cases of COVID-19 were identified on the Isle of Wight during the month of September, latest data reveals. Since Island Echo's last report just 7 days ago, the total number of cases on the Island recorded since the start of...

Island Line services have been unexpectedly suspended this morning (Sunday) due to a fault with the only operational train. Passengers were already facing significant disruption with 1 of just 2 trains out of action, leading to a reduced timetable -...

Residents living near the Eastern Yar river are being warned to be prepared due to the risk of flooding this weekend. Water levels in the Eastern Yar are high and rising. In the last 48 hours alone more than half...

Fire crews from Newport and East Cowes have been called in to deal with flooding at a commercial premises in Newport this morning (Saturday). Newport’s retained appliance was mobilised to Utilita on Newport High Street at around 10:00 following reports...