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UPDATED: Hampshire Constabulary have stepped up their search for missing 44-year-old Charlotte Alder this morning (Thursday), calling upon the Coastguard rescue helicopter for assistance. The Lee-on-Solent based helicopter has been circling the skies above Newport since around 04:15 this morning,...

KFC in Lake will open in just 2 weeks' time, it has been confirmed to Island Echo. The store at Merrie Farm Park will welcome customers from 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd January 2019. A ribbon cutting ceremony by local...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police have all responded to an incident in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). Specialist doctors from the mainland-based air ambulance team were called to the...

UPDATED: Emergency services are en-route to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday). A blue car has come to a stop on its side on the main Newport to Freshwater road near to Tapnell Farm....

Gritters will be out and about across the Isle of Wight's road network tonight (Wednesday) due to the expected low temperatures overnight. Precautionary treatment of all routes will be commencing at 22:00, which will include gritting of the pedestrian bridge at...

A road connecting Adgestone to Alverstone has been closed this morning (Wednesday) due to a water leak. Southern Water engineers are currently investigating the issue on Lower Road with a view to repairing the leak as soon as possible. Lower...

Morning commuters have faced yet another day of travel disruption due to the one-way system in place on Staplers Road in Newport. Delays of up to 25 minutes are being reported on Southern Vectis buses today (Wednesday) with traffic backing...

Residents in Northwood near Cowes may find they are without water tonight (Tuesday) as a result of a burst main in the area. Southern Water say they have engineers on site at Nodes Road where an issue has been discovered....

UPDATED: Volunteers from both Cowes RNLI and Yarmouth RNLI have launched to assist a 46ft catamaran in the Solent this evening (Tuesday). The call for assistance was made to Solent Coastguard by the casualty vessel shortly before 17:45, prompting the...

UPDATED: Police have closed the A3020 Shanklin Road between Whiteley Bank and Shanklin this evening (Tuesday). Motorists are currently being diverted away from the scene of the incident. It is reported that Southern Vectis' buses are delayed. UPDATE @ 17:53...