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Dog owners and walkers are being urged to take care on Isle of Wight beaches as large lumps of Palm Oil have been washing ashore this week. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were called out to Yaverland late last night (Tuesday)...

The occupants of 2 cars have escaped injury following a crash at a notorious crossroads junction in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). A Ford Kuga and a Kia Picanto have been involved in the collision where Dover Street meets Melville Street....

Wightlink have been forced to cancel their 09:30 sailing from Fishbourne this morning (Tuesday) due to a technical issue with the ferry St Cecilia. The news comes after the announcement that the operator's Yarmouth to Lymington service will be suspended...

Wightlink have suspended their Yarmouth-Lymington service this morning (Tuesday) due to high winds on the Solent, winds which exceed the new operating restrictions. As reported by Island Echo yesterday, it has been announced that the West Wight route will fail...

Forecasters at the IW Met Service have tonight (Monday) issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain over the next 2 days, as well as an advisory for strong winds. A spell of prolonged and at times heavy rain will...

Wightlink have confirmed that their Yarmouth to Lymington ferries will not operate if wind speeds hit 25 knots - which converts to just 28mph. As a result of the latest engine failure on board Wight Sky, a revised set of...

West Street in Ryde has been closed this morning (Monday) to allow Southern Water to continue its water main replacement scheme, which has now been ongoing for over a year. Last November it was announced that a major programme of...

UPDATED: A problem with the link span at Wightlink’s Portsmouth Gunwharf terminal is causing delays on the company’s Portsmouth-Fishbourne route this morning (Monday). Passengers on board the 06:00 sailing from Fishbourne were meant to disembark on the Pompey side at...

UPDATED: Police descended on Shanklin and cordoned off an area of Regent Street late last night (Sunday) following what is understood to be a serious assault. Emergency services arrived on scene outside the Peacocks store at around 22:00, where it...

The Eastern Yar river has been put on a flood alert tonight (Sunday) as water levels are high and are continuing to rise - with properties at Alverstone warned to have flood protection installed. Staggeringly, half a month’s rainfall - some...