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The sound of screaming coming from the sea has prompted the mobilisation of 2 Coastguard teams and Bembridge RNLI lifeboat tonight (Saturday).  Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to Appley Beach shortly before midnight following...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending an incident at Yaverland this afternoon (Saturday). A teenager has become injured following a fall on the...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Seaview this morning (Saturday) to assist a casualty who has fallen on the beach.  Flying doctors have joined Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at the scene...

Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service tonight (Friday) due to adverse weather conditions. A yellow weather warning is in force across the Isle of Wight until 01:00 tomorrow morning, as previously reported by Island Echo. Local forecasters...

A spell of very strong winds and heavy rain will combine to give some nasty conditions for a few hours later this evening, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. South to Southwesterly wind gusts of up to 50mph are...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a vehicle failed to stop after knocking a cyclist off their bike in Binstead last night (Thursday). The incident occurred on Binstead Road, near Pellhurst Road, at around 22:55. A male...

A tangled spinnaker turned out to be the least of the problems for 5 people crewing a Cowes Week yacht, in an incident which saw several craft, including Cowes RNLI lifeboat, rushing to its aid this afternoon (Thursday). The spinnaker-tangling...

A Yamaha motorcycle has been stolen from outside an address in East Cowes this morning (Thursday). Islanders are being asked to keep an eye out for the Yamaha YZR R125 - registration HV62 AEA. The motorcycle was parked up on...

Emergency services are dealing with a crash on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Thursday). Fire crews from Newport have been mobilised to the scene, located between Carisbrooke and Calbourne, alongside paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. Police...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat were tasked to reports of a 40ft catamaran drifting in Sandown Bay yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). A 999 call was made just before 14:40 reporting that the large vessel was drifting...