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UPDATED: Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a motorcycle fire in Ryde tonight (Saturday). 1 fire appliance from Ryde Fire Station is on scene at North Walk having been called to the...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a small grass fire in a field off Stower Place in Sandown this afternoon (Saturday). 1 appliance from Ryde - supported by the off-road Land Rover from the same station - has located the fire in...

UPDATED: 2 fire appliances from Ryde are tackling a garden fire in Nettlestone this evening (Friday). The fire has broke out in the rear garden of a bungalow, close to an electricity substation, on Solent View Road. Crews are using...

A 2-year-old child locked inside a car has been freed with the assistance of firefighters in the West Wight this afternoon (Friday). Freshwater Fire Station were mobilised to Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth at just before 12:30 when the...

Police are appealing for witnesses to yesterday's serious collision in Wootton in which a 90-year-old woman was run over. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called shortly before 16:30 to reports of a collision involving a BMW...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Forest Road in Newport this morning (Friday). The incident has occurred near to Snows BMW on the main road to the West Wight - which has been closed in both...

UPDATED: Firefighters have been mobilised to the derelict Harcourt Sands complex in Ryde this evening (Thursday). 2 appliances are currently on scene at Puckpool Hill having been alerted to an incident at around 21:00. Tonight’s shout is the latest in...

UPDATED: A pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a vehicle at Wootton Bridge this afternoon (Thursday), forcing the closure of the road in both directions. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene outside The Sloop Inn,...

UPDATED: Multiple Police units have descended on Northwood this afternoon (Thursday) where they have taken up position surrounding a residential property. Officers are currently in attendance on Pallance Road just off the main Northwood to Cowes road. 3 Police cars,...

Firefighters tackled a van fire in Ryde late last night (Wednesday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Cothey Way, off Brading Road, at 23:53 following reports of a vehicle alight. Both crews spent around 45 minutes on the scene bringing the...