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Response and Patrol officers across the Isle Of Wight have stopped and arrested no less than 6 drink drivers in the past 2 nights. Police on the Island are working around the clock to take drivers off the roads who...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a car fire on Place Road in Cowes this evening (Saturday). 1 crew from Cowes are on scene near to The Range store where a car - thought to be...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by Police on suspicion of possession of a knife following an incident in Ryde this morning (Saturday), which has also led to the arrest of 2 others. Officers were called to Ryde Esplanade near...

66mph winds have been hitting The Needles over the past 12 hours, but the sun has finally shone through to reveal a sunny but blustery day across the Isle of Wight. IW Met Service has recorded gusts of 66mph at...

A large orange vessel that is hard aground on Ryde Sands has caught the attention of HM Coastguard this morning (Saturday). Island Echo understands that the 19m RIB-like vessel - which was recently sold after being used to rescue workers from...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to a residential property in Freshwater earlier on tonight (Friday) following reports of a chimney fire. A crew from Freshwater Fire Station were mobilised to the property on Tennyson Road at...

The accidental deployment of a life raft led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing to the aid of a 40ft yacht on a wind-swept Solent this evening (Friday). As the yacht 'Thunderflash' wallowed beam-on to the Force 6/7 south-westerly off Egypt...

Those crossing the Solent with Wightlink are facing delays of 60 minutes this morning (Friday) due to a mechanical issue. Delays are currently being experienced on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service. A mechanical issue with an essential piece of equipment...

Firefighters were called to help evacuate a casualty from a property in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Friday). 2 crews from Newport Fire Station were mobilised to Lugley Street shortly before 03:30 to assist colleagues from the...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds across the Isle of Wight on Saturday has been issued by local forecasters IW Met Service. A spell of severe gale force west to southwesterly winds will develop during the early hours of...