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The occupants of a VW Polo have escaped injury after colliding with a belisha beacon in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Police were alerted to the incident, which occurred on Dover Street, at just before 13:00 - as first reported by...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire at a care home in Ventnor this morning (Saturday). Appliances from Newport, Shanklin and Ryde are all on scene at Alpine Road, where smoke has filled the...

A thatched cottage in Calbourne has been severely damaged by a fire that ripped through the property last night (Sunday), with daytime photos revealing the extent of the accidental blaze. Over 50 firefighters from both sides of the Solent battled...

A motorcyclist and 2 pedestrians - believed to be children - were left with minor injuries as a result of a collision in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to Monkton Street, at the junction with Park Road,...

Firefighters have worked to extinguish a tumble dryer fire in a flat above a restaurant in Cowes this morning (Tuesday). 4 appliances and an aerial ladder platform were mobilised to Gastronomy in the High Street at 06:19, with fears a...

40-year-old Tom Johnson has been charged with drink driving after crashing into Rowborough Bridge near Brading yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Mr Johnson, of Barton Road in Newport, will now appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on 21st September accused...

A 30-year-old man from Sandown remains in Police custody following an Armed Police operation in the seaside town yesterday afternoon (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, a total of 8 Armed Officers responded to Fort Street in the town...

A search and rescue operation is underway at Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday) after cries for help were heard by members of the public. Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have mobilised to the scene on the Esplanade alongside Sandown...

A fire has broke out in the pump room of the GKN Aerospace sprinkler building in East Cowes this evening (Friday). 4 fire appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are on scene at Ferry Road,...

Emergency services are in attendance at a road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles on Briddlesford Road near Wootton this morning (Wednesday). The incident, which occurred at just before 08:00, has taken place close to Wootton Common roundabout and...