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The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of an ‘explosion’ at a home in Binstead near Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances have been mobilised to the scene on Broadway Crescent after the occupier...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tackled a fire at GKN Aerospace’s Osborne site in East Cowes overnight. At 01:06 this morning (Tuesday), a total of 4 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit...

Island Line services have been suspended this afternoon (Monday) as a result of a fault with the only train running on the network. South Western Railway has confirmed that no trains are currently operating between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin....

Gritters will be out on their set gritting routes across the Isle of Wight from 04:00 tomorrow morning (Tuesday). The forecast temperatures mean the decision has been taken to grit around 40% of the Island's roads - as per the...

Photo: Dan Munt Cowes RNLI lifeboat is responding to a Mayday call from a yacht taking on water off Cowes this lunchtime (Monday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat at just before midday after receiving...

A car has crashed into a set of railings in Lake this morning (Monday), leading to extra delays in the area. The blue Renault Clio has collided head-on with the street furniture at the side of the carriageway on Sandown...

Photos: Island Echo A-list celebrity Liam Payne braved the cold to film scenes for a new music video in the sea at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight last week. Local interest was sparked on Monday (4th November) when a...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to a fire in a classroom at the former Carisbrooke College building in Newport this evening (Friday). 3 fire appliances - 2 from Newport and 1 from Ryde -...

An Isle of Wight drug dealer who ‘boasted’ about profiting thousands of pounds by selling cocaine has been jailed for 8 years this week. Matthew Read, of West Hill Road in Ryde, was arrested by officers back on 6th October...

A mother and daughter have been jailed for a series of thefts from vulnerable victims on the Isle of Wight. Dionne Clarke, 54, and her daughter Cherelle Clarke, 26, of Lowtherville Road in Ventnor, pleaded guilty to a total of 13...