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Police, HM Coastguard and Gosport Independent Lifeboat have been involved in a search of Ryde Esplanade this afternoon (Saturday). Hampshire Constabulary say they were called at 12:58 to reports of a concern for welfare. The assistance of Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team...

A person face down in the water and being swept out to sea was rescued by HM Coastguard during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to Ventnor seafront at 01:18 following a 999...

A power cut has hit homes and businesses in the Binstead area of Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Those in the PO33 region have lost supply due to a network fault. A total of 126 postcodes were affected when the power...

Southern Water are warning that they may need to implement a hosepipe ban in the Southampton area next month, which could include the Isle of Wight. Flows in the River Test have continued to fall over the past couple of...

Police have closed the main road between Whitwell and Ventnor tonight (Thursday) following a road traffic collision. Motorists are being turned around and diverted away from the area as the incident is blocking the carriageway. The Isle of Wight Ambulance...

The Home Office has accepted a submission to create a Combined Fire Authority (CFA) between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. As previously reported by Island Echo, it was originally hoped that the CFA arrangements would come into force in...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service on the revetment between Sandown and Shanklin last night (Wednesday). A walker had fallen down the cliff steps at Lake, close to The Strollers Cafe, sustaining...

The alert is valid for areas inside the white line. The mercury is expected to hit a scorching 34c on the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Thursday), according to Island Echo's official weather forecasters IW Met Service. Temperatures are predicted to...

Olivo in Ryde has closed its doors for refurbishment today (Wednesday) at the same time that it is confirmed that liquidators have been called in to take control of the company. A notice in The Gazette states that there is...

Firefighters from Ryde are attending a small cooker fire at a residential address in the town this lunchtime (Wednesday).  1 appliance and an officer have been mobilised to St John’s Wood Road following a 999 call by a concerned neighbour...