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A large number of police officers have descended on East Cowes and have cordoned off a cemetery this afternoon (Friday). Emergency services, including 7 police units and resources from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, responded to the scene on...

The Isle of Wight Council has announced that the Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service until the end of next week. It had been hoped that, following considerable progress to repair the prow and hinge mechanism on the...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Cowes this afternoon (Friday) to assist local paramedics with a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Nodes Road, close...

Motorists travelling between Cowes and Newport are facing disruption this lunchtime (Friday) as a result of a road traffic collision involving up to 4 vehicles. The incident has occurred at the bottom of the hill by the speed cameras on...

Police have closed a road on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Friday) following a multi-vehicle shunt involving a tractor and trailer. The incident, which occurred at around 09:00, has resulted in the closure of Stroudwood Road near to Upton...

Island Line will be running a reduced service over the coming days and until further notice due to technical issues - with just 1 train now available for service. The 81-year-old trains, which have run on the Isle of Wight...

Former councillor Gerry White, who was found dead in woodland in Lake 60-year-old Jonathan Stasiuk from Sandown has denied murdering former Isle of Wight councillor Gerry White and will now stand trial in November. Stasiuk, who is accused of murdering...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service until early next week, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. As previously reported by Island Echo, the troubled Floating Bridge No.6 was pulled from service on Tuesday due to a...

Paramedics are tending to a pedestrian who has been involved in a collision with a car on a busy roundabout in Newport this morning (Thursday).  The incident has occurred on the mini roundabout at the junction of Hunnycross Way and...

A man has been plucked from the sea by the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter after going overboard from Wightlink's Yarmouth to Lymington car ferry. According to AIS tracking, the incident occurred around halfway across the Solent at approximately 11:20 as the...