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Brighthouse is set to close 30 stores across the country including it's Isle of Wight store, it has been announced. The rent-to-own shop on the corner of High Street and St James' Street in Newport is likely to shut for...

Mobile phone users on the Vodafone or O2 networks may face disruption to their service this week. The telecoms giants are undertaking work in the Newport area which may lead to issues sending and receiving calls and texts. Data usage...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a crash on Beaper Shute on the outskirts of Ryde tonight (Sunday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene close to the Tesco roundabout. It’s understood 1 vehicle - a Ford...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have mobilised multiple appliances to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this evening (Sunday). 2 appliances and an aerial ladder platform are currently on scene at Parkhurst Road. Crews were mobilised at around...

Islanders should prepare for an extremely cold night with temperatures set to plummet to as low as -8c in some areas of the Isle of Wight tonight (Saturday). Around the coast temperatures will hover at 0c or maybe 1c, but...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at an address in the centre of Newport this afternoon (Friday), where crews have entered a property with a hose reel. 1 appliance has pulled up on Lower...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to an alarm activation at Sevenacres mental health unit on the site of St Mary's Hospital in Newport this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances - 1 from Newport and...

The Isle of Wight has been divided in half this morning (Friday) with a blanket of snow covering the west, but barely a snowflake to be seen in the east. Snow moved in last night bringing a blanket of the...

Wightlink's Fishbourne to Portsmouth car ferry service has been hit by technical issues once again this morning (Friday). The 07:30 from Fishbourne was cancelled as a result of an issue with an 'essential piece of equipment'. It has now been...

Our live coverage has now concluded. See photos and video from the snow fall at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/east-battles-west-as-snow-hits-the-isle-of-wight/. Disruption to the road network, public transport and services across the Isle of Wight is being experienced tonight (Thursday) as a result of snow. Follow...