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The Isle of Wight will bask in glorious summer sunshine over the next week with a heatwave leading to temperatures in the region of 33c in places by Saturday. IW Met Service says that the Island will see the mercury...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of a broken down yacht at lunchtime (Wednesday). Soon after abandoning the search for a missing jet skier, Solent Coastguard re-tasked the Cowes volunteers. The 25ft yacht suffered engine failure close to the...

Motorists are facing lengthy delays between Arreton and Apse Heath this lunchtime (Wednesday) due to a road traffic collision at Branstone Cross. 1 ambulance and a senior officer from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently in attendance on...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have already tackled 3 separate fires in the open this morning (Wednesday). An appliance from Ryde was mobilised to St Michael's Road in St Helens at around 09:45 when a hedge was...

2 men are being questioned by Police after being arrested on suspicion of affray as a result of a fight in Ryde late last night (Tuesday). Officers were called at 23:25 to reports of men fighting on Ryde Esplanade outside...

A major search and rescue operation is continuing off the coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Wednesday) in a bid to locate a missing jet skier. As previously reported by Island Echo, HM Coastguard are appealing for information...

HM Coastguard is appealing for information about the owner of a white and burgundy jet ski which has been found adrift in the Solent. A large scale search has been launched for a potential person in the water after the...

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire in amongst woodland at Medina Arboretum this evening (Tuesday). Youths have been blamed for starting the fire - the second such incident in the past week. 1 appliance from Newport was sent to the...

Police are searching for the driver of a Skoda Fabia following a road traffic collision in East Cowes this evening (Tuesday). A blue Skoda Fabia has ploughed into a parked VW Tigun on Saunders Way, close to the entrance with...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will remain out of action for the foreseeable future due to a major fault with the hydraulic system, the Isle of Wight Council has announced. No time frame has been given as to when the troubled...