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UPDATED: Island Roads have closed the main road into Chale at the request of Police this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a fuel tanker coming off the road. The closure on Appleford Road has been put in place to...

Police are investigating an allegation that a child caught sight of a man masturbating on a popular footpath whilst walking home from school this afternoon (Tuesday). The girl was walking down Rosemary Lane in Ryde at around 15:55 when she...

UPDATED: The Downs Road has been closed by Police as a result of a serious road traffic collision, which the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are also attending this evening (Monday). Firefighters from Shanklin and Newport are on...

With the mercury reaching a balmy 24c+ on the Isle of Wight, families have been heading to the seaside today (Monday) resulting in 2 separate missing children reports. The first call for help came in at around 13:00 when a...

Crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tonight (Sunday) attended a small oven fire at the home of a fellow firefighter whilst he was responding to a separate call out. 2 appliances from Newport and Sandown...

Firefighters from East Cowes and Newport are tackling a property fire at an address in East Cowes this evening (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at Princess Close shortly before 18:25, turning...

UPDATED: Passengers and vehicles are stuck at sea and traffic is becoming problematic as a result of a technical issue with Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service this afternoon (Sunday). Island Echo is told that there is an issue with the hydraulics...

A diver exploring the seas off the south coast of the Isle of Wight was airlifted to hospital yesterday afternoon (Saturday) suffering from suspected decompression sickness - the bends. Coastguard Rescue 175 from Lee-on-Solent was called into action at around...

UPDATED: The National Police Air Service helicopter has been searching in the skies above Bembridge tonight (Saturday) following an incident in the village. At around 21:00 multiple Police units, including an Armed Response Vehicle, responded at speed into Bembridge alongside...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a car on Middle Road near Freshwater this afternoon (Saturday). The road has been closed in both directions between Chessell Pottery and Wilmingham Lane whilst the Isle...