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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...

Lead Master Ned Tutton on board Red Kestrel on launch day Following 14 months of development and an investment of £10 million, Red Funnel has officially welcomed its new vessel, Red Kestrel, to its fleet today (Thursday). A naming ceremony was held in Southampton...