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Photo: Adrian Brown Storm Ciara certainly left its mark on the Isle of Wight with homes damaged, trees down and major disruption to cross-Solent travel yesterday (Sunday). Firefighters were called to the Camp Hill estate in Newport when the end...

A male was freed from his vehicle by firefighters following a single-vehicle crash in Niton during the early hours of this morning (Monday). The incident occurred on Newport Road - between Ford Farm Lane and Rectory Road - at just...

Island Line is once again running an hourly service between Ryde and Shanklin this week due to a fault with the second train. A breakdown has resulted in just 1 train being available for use on the network, resulting in...

The end of a house in Newport has been ripped off by strong gusts brought about by Storm Ciara this evening (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are on scene at Quarry View on the Camp Hill...

A flood warning has been issued for East Cowes, Cowes and Newport to coincide with a flood alert for the entire Isle of Wight coast tomorrow (Monday). The Environment Agency says that Monday morning's tide at 11:37 will be higher than...

A kite surfer has escaped being swept out to sea after getting into difficulty at Yaverland this lunchtime (Sunday). Members of the public made frantic 999 calls to the Coastguard at around 11:40 after seeing the male being swept along...

An amber weather warning is in force for the Isle of Wight today (Sunday) as Storm Ciara hits, bringing the risk of damage to buildings, disruption to power supplies and significant travel disruption. Gusts of 80mph+ are expected across the Island...

A female pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a double decker bus in the heart of Newport tonight (Saturday). Emergency services are currently on scene at South Street next to the pedestrian crossing outside Morrisons supermarket. Island Echo...

Overtopping of sea defences is expected in Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Freshwater tomorrow (Sunday) as Storm Ciara is set to batter the Isle of Wight. The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Island's coastline as Sunday morning's...

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Joint Operations Unit used drone technology to conduct a search in Ryde tonight (Friday) following reports of a person on the rooftops. Police and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to George...