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Armed Police have detained 1 male at gunpoint on a busy street in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). The incident began at around 17:00 when passengers on board a Southern Vectis double decker bus were taken by surprise. Armed officers conducted...

A crash on the main road into East Cowes is causing delays in both directions this morning (Tuesday). 2 cars and a van are reported to have been involved in the shunt, which has taken place near the Folly Lane...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this morning (Tuesday) due to a mechanical failure. The troubled Floating Bridge No.6 has once again been hit with a technical gremlin, although the Isle of Wight Council has not expanded...

A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash on Briddlesford Road near Downend this afternoon (Sunday).  Police and paramedics were called to the scene on the S-bend near Lynnbottom Tip sometime around 16:00. Island Echo is told that the orange...

Coastguard Rescue Officers from The Needles spent around 2 hours searching the West Wight for an overdue vessel during the earlier hours of this morning (Sunday). Solent Coastguard paged The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team at 01:09 to request their assistance...

The Shanklin Cliff Lift has suffered yet another power failure today (Saturday) and is due to remain out of service into Sunday. 2 people had to be rescued from the lift by firefighters from Sandown and Shanklin earlier this evening...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to GKN Aerospace in East Cowes the evening (Saturday).  Multiple fire appliances from several stations have been mobilised to reports of a fire at the business premises...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service extinguished a fire in a disused classroom on the site of Carisbrooke College last night (Friday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Mountbatten Drive on the outskirts of Newport at around 19:30 following...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in the West Wight to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with an ongoing incident in Totland this afternoon (Friday). Paramedics are reported to be in attendance at The...

Search and rescue teams have taken up position at Culver Down near Sandown this morning (Friday) - but the incident has been brought to a swift and safe conclusion.  Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised...