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A yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight with forecasters warning of torrential downpours with a risk of hail and thunder mixed in. IW Met Service say that throughout tonight - Thursday into Friday - the...

Up to 35 jobs look set to be lost at Ryde-based Liz Earle, it has been confirmed this evening (Wednesday). Staff both on the Isle of Wight and in London have been told that they are at risk of redundancy...

It has been confirmed that 10 people - both adults and children - have contracted E. Coli O157 on the Isle of Wight in the past few weeks, prompting handwashing advice to be issued by Public Health England. Specialists are...

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged after being caught carrying a knife outside a primary school in Newport on Monday. Police were called to Atkinson Drive near to Summerfield Primary School at 14:23 on 14th October. Here officers...

A brand new retail park at St George's Way in Newport has been given the green light by Council officials, paving the way for the creation of up to 200 jobs. Outline planning permission for the new out-of-town complex has...

21-year-old Ashley Jones and 22-year-old Dylan Robert Doughty have been charged with 5 counts of robbery following an incident involving a knife on the streets of Ryde during the early hours of Sunday morning. As first reported by Island Echo,...

Traffic is reported to be absolutely gridlocked in Ryde as a result of 2 'unexpected' road closures this morning (Tuesday). Queens Road has been closed to all traffic heading into Ryde from Binstead, whilst the adjacent Argyll Street has been...

2 males have been captured on CCTV stealing 6 bottles of Communion Wine from All Saints Church in Ryde. The incident occurred at around 14:10 on Saturday afternoon (12th October) at the church on Queens Road. Before handing the footage...

Firefighters and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision off Newport Road in Cowes this morning (Monday). Emergency services are currently on scene at Northwood Honda, between the main Northwood Garage and Aldi supermarket. At least 1 person is...

Forecasters are warning of the potential for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Monday). A yellow weather warning has been issued by IW Met Service, which is valid from 05:00 until 22:00 on 14th October. Outbreaks of rain...