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Emergency services are in attendance at a 2-car road traffic collision at Falcon Cross in Shanklin this evening (Thursday). Police, fire and ambulance crews were mobilised to the scene at the junction of Regent Street and Falcon Road at just...

2 teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a barn fire on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of...

A children's nursery and other nearby properties were evacuated in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Thursday) following the discovery of a piece of unexploded ordnance, which has since been detonated by Bomb Disposal experts. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team set up an...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a barn fire at Upton on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). The barn, which is full of hay bales, is well alight. 2 appliances are already on scene...

A man and 2 children have been rescued by Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat some 500m out to sea in a small rubber dinghy tonight (Wednesday).  Passing Police officers spotted the trio a significant distance off of Shanklin Seafront and...

The body of a woman in her 50s has been discovered in the water at the base of Tennyson Down near Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday).  As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to the scene between Freshwater Bay...

A train fault has led to the cancellation of a number of services on Island Line between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin this evening (Tuesday). Island Line is down to just 1 train per hour in each direction until the...

The volunteers of Bembridge RNLI lifeboat have launched into choppy seas off the East of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) in response to a yacht adrift. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Bembridge's All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) at...

A tree has crashed down onto a camper van at Appley Park in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday), leading to an emergency response by fire crews, paramedics and Police. Shortly before 14:15 it was reported that the occupants of the van...

Police on the Isle of Wight have seized a total of 65 dogs from a van and a house in Cowes overnight after concerns were raised for their welfare. Local residents stopped a van in its tracks on Fellows Road...