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Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol and Lewis Capaldi have been revealed as the headliners of next year's Isle of Wight Festival. Organisers have this morning (Tuesday) announced the first acts to join the line-up for the summer festival, which...

2 Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and The Needles were mobilised to reports of 2 people and 2 dogs over the cliff at Niton earlier tonight (Monday). It was reported to Solent Coastguard that the individuals and their pets were...

The driver of a car has escaped injury after smashing into a parked vehicle on Green Lane, Lake this evening (Monday). Police and paramedics are on scene near the junction with Oaklyn Gardens where a yellow Nissan Juke has collided...

Island Roads will be gritting the Isle of Wight's road network this evening (Monday) and overnight into the early hours of Tuesday morning. Gritters will be out in force from 19:00 following the pre-planned winter treatment route. Bridge decks at...

The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has been called to Newchurch tonight (Saturday) as a result of a car crashing into a tree at the side of the road. Firefighters from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin are currently on scene at Winford...

Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Ryde after a car left the road and came to a stop in a ditch earlier on tonight (Friday). The incident has occurred on Carters Road between...

Police are appealing for information after a teenager boy was seriously injured in a collision in Brading early this morning (Thursday). Officers were called to the A3055 New Road at around 07:20 after a Mazda 2 was involved in a collision...

Police are hunting for a man who walked into a shop in Sandown, threatened staff with a firearm and made off with a quantity of cash last night (Wednesday). As previously reported by Island Echo, officers cordoned off Central Convenience...

A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle in Brading this morning (Thursday) - the second such incident in the town in the past week. Police and paramedics are on scene at New Road - between High Street and Yarbridge...

The Cowes Floating Bridge service has been suspended this morning (Thursday) after a fault developed on the vessel late last night.  Shortly before midnight, passengers travelling between Cowes and East Cowes were told that a problem had been discovered on Floating...