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2 teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a barn fire on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a barn fire at Upton on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). The barn, which is full of hay bales, is well alight. 2 appliances are already on scene...

A man and 2 children have been rescued by Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat some 500m out to sea in a small rubber dinghy tonight (Wednesday).  Passing Police officers spotted the trio a significant distance off of Shanklin Seafront and...

The volunteers of Bembridge RNLI lifeboat have launched into choppy seas off the East of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) in response to a yacht adrift. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Bembridge's All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) at...

A tree has crashed down onto a camper van at Appley Park in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday), leading to an emergency response by fire crews, paramedics and Police. Shortly before 14:15 it was reported that the occupants of the van...

Police on the Isle of Wight have seized a total of 65 dogs from a van and a house in Cowes overnight after concerns were raised for their welfare. Local residents stopped a van in its tracks on Fellows Road...

Firefighters from Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Newport have responded to reports of a property fire at an address on Perowne Way in Sandown this morning (Monday).   3 appliances - with crews rigged in breathing apparatus - have been mobilised...

Those crossing the Solent by hovercraft faced a prolonged journey of around 50 minutes earlier this afternoon (Sunday) when one of Hovertravel's craft developed a fault mid-Solent. Island Flyer departed Ryde for Southsea as normal, but three-quarters of the way...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to reports of a residential property fire in Ryde tonight (Saturday). An appliance from Ryde has been sent to a block of flats on Slade Road, where...

Firefighters from Ryde are attending a small cooker fire at a residential address in the town this lunchtime (Wednesday).  1 appliance and an officer have been mobilised to St John’s Wood Road following a 999 call by a concerned neighbour...