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The Isle of Wight will see temperatures of 22c this Bank Holiday weekend, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. Long sunny spells will be experienced across the Island as thousands of visitors and locals alike enjoy the long weekend...

The Isle of Wight Council are planning to effectively mothball the Island's only CCTV control room as part of their £600,000 a year PFI savings, Island Echo can reveal. At present, a specially trained team monitor the dozens of cameras dotted...

The Isle of Wight Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight tonight (Tuesday) and overnight into tomorrow morning. Forecasters say that skies will clear as the night progresses and this will allow fog...

Firefighters from Ryde and Shanklin are tackling a garage fire in Sandown this afternoon (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and rescue service were called out at around 13:10 following reports of a fire developing in the garage off Fort...

Police are in attendance at Battery Gardens between Sandown and Shanklin this morning (Tuesday) over concerns for the welfare of an individual.  Officers are diverting members of the public away from the public recreation area at Lake whilst they talk...

Volunteers from Ryde Inshore Rescue were called into actions yesterday (Monday) when a motorboat lost engine power whilst out on the Solent. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat from Appley at 15:31. Once on the water...

A woman who died in Sunday's bus crash on Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport has been named as 64-year-old Yvonne Copland from Shide, Newport. A total of 19 people were injured in the serious crash at Vittlefields Cross...

A body has been found in the search for missing 51-year-old Joyce Maryon. Police have confirmed that the discovery was made at Blackbridge Brook in Havenstreet yesterday (Sunday). Joyce went missing from Green Street in Ryde on Tuesday night and...

1 person has died and 19 people have been injured following a crash involving a double decker bus and 2 cars on Forest Road near Newport. The serious crash, which occurred shortly before 13:00, has resulted in a major incident...

** UPDATE - 1 dead and 19 injured in major incident. Read the latest updates at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/1-dead-and-19-injured-in-bus-crash/. ** Emergency services are responding to a serious crash, which has involved 2 cars and a double-decker bus, on Forest Road on the outskirts...