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Firefighters from Shanklin are tackling a car fire in Lake this lunchtime (Tuesday). The vehicle, a Citroen C5 saloon, is well ablaze outside The Stag Inn pub on Newport Road. 1 pumping appliance is currently on scene having been alerted...

Drivers have been left scratching their heads this evening (Monday) at the unusual sight of a car stuck down an embankment off St Mary's Roundabout in Newport. The blue Suzuki Wagon R has sustained significant front end damage in the...

Motorists are facing even longer delays heading in and out of Newport as a result of a crash at Racecourse Roundabout this evening (Monday). A motorcycle is said to have become wedged underneath a Ford Transit tipper van just off...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a vehicle rollover on Rowborough Lane, Brading this morning (Monday). 2 appliances from Ryde are on scene outside Brading Cricket Ground, where a Renault hatchback has come to a stop...

Wightlink have cancelled 4 ferry crossings on their Yarmouth to Lymington route tomorrow (Monday). The cross-Solent operator has advised that a mechanical issue with an essential piece of equipment has forced the cancellations. Customers are being told that the 07:45 &...

Bembridge RNLI and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 have been tasked to an ongoing incident involving the cruise ship Ventura off the coast of the Isle of Wight tonight (Sunday). At around 20:00, Bembridge RNLI’s Tamar-class All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts and HM Coastguard are on the ground in Totland this afternoon (Sunday). The discovery of what is thought to be a piece of ordnance on the shore at Totland Bay has prompted the deployment of...

Police and paramedics are attending a single vehicle road traffic collision in Newport this morning (Sunday), in which a car has ploughed head on into a set of traffic lights. Emergency services are on scene at Furrlongs, Pan where the...

The driver of a Mini has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash in Apse Heath during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Emergency services were called to the roundabout at the junction with Ventnor Road,...

A 27-year-old man is fighting for his life in Southampton General Hospital following a serious crash in Shanklin during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to the A3055 Sandown...