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Island Echo has been named Micro Business of the Year at the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for Excellence 2019.  Over 400 people made their way to Cowes Yacht Haven last Friday (18th October) for the annual...

Police are launching an investigation into an alleged mugging in Binstead yesterday evening (Monday), in which a mountain bike was stolen from a 16-year-old boy. The incident is said to have occurred on Ringwood Road, near Binstead Road, at around...

Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde to Southsea service this morning (Tuesday) due to technical issues with both of their hovercraft. The cross-Solent operator announced yesterday afternoon that they were down to just 1 craft due to a technical issue with...

IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight overnight and into tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Patchy fog will develop during the early hours of the morning, initially only affecting low lying valleys and...

Concerned members of the public alerted to the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to a sheep stuck in a fence on The Downs earlier this morning (Monday). At around 08:45, passing motorists reported that the animal had become...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire outside a property on the outskirts of Yarmouth this morning (Sunday). 1 appliance from Freshwater is in attendance at Cranmore Avenue, where black smoke can be seen billowing...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in East Cowes this morning (Sunday).  A medical emergency has prompted the flying doctors to respond to the Island from their base in Andover. The yellow and green helicopter has...

A beach in Sandown has been partially cordoned off by HM Coastguard this morning (Sunday) following the discovery of an unexploded grenade. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team are currently at Yaverland Car Park, where officers are preventing members of the public...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar, but properties are not thought to be at risk of flooding. Water levels in the Eastern Yar - which runs from Bembridge to Whitwell - are high and...

Island Roads have resurfaced just 60% of the Isle of Wight's road network during the first 7 years of the PFI contract, despite an initial suggestion that all 818km of the network would be resurfaced during the Core Investment Period....