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UPDATED: Emergency plans have been put in place on the Isle of Wight over fears 10,000 homes in the Newport area are at risk of losing their mains water supply. Police are keeping a watchful eye as firefighters and Southern...

UPDATED: Around 10,000 homes in the Newport area are expected to lose water in the next few of hours as a result of the ongoing water supply issue on the Isle of Wight. As previously reported by Island Echo, Southern...

Firefighters from Ryde have been called to Seaview this morning (Saturday) where the local pharmacy has started to flood.  Water is currently leaking into the ground floor business from the flat above, which fire crews are attempting to gain access...

Things on the Isle of Wight are starting to return to normal this morning (Saturday) as the snow and ice that has hampered Island life for the past 2 days continues to melt away - but there are changes to...

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Snow turned to ice across most parts of the Isle of Wight today (Friday) bringing greater disruption to every part of Island life. Islanders walked out of their front doors this morning to find black ice covering...

UPDATED WITH 'THANK YOU' MESSAGE: A woman has been airlifted from a field in Shanklin after injuring herself whilst sledging in the snow. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service requested the assistance of Coastguard Rescue helicopter 175 at around 15:30...

Several centimetres of snow has fallen across the Isle of Wight today (Thursday) bringing roads and public transport to a near standstill - and the chaos is set to continue into tomorrow. Southern Vectis buses on all routes are being...

UPDATED: A revamp of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, aimed at improving response times and utilising firefighters more effectively, has been announced this afternoon (Wednesday) with a recommendation to keep all 10 fire stations open. Following a...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a small fire at HSS Hire in Newport this morning (Wednesday). Firefighters from Newport are on scene at Parkhurst Road, where a fire has broken out in the store...

VIDEO: A section of Bembridge Harbour has frozen over this morning (Wednesday) as the cold snap that has engulfed Britain for much of the week continues. Bitterly cold conditions and a hard frost brought the temperature right down overnight, resulting...