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Firefighters are tackling a vehicle fire on the main road between Newport and Cowes this morning (Saturday). 2 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are currently on scene at Parkhurst Road, which has been closed...

A shunt involving 3 vehicles has led to the closure of Shanklin’s High Street this afternoon (Sunday). Police, paramedics and firefighters are on scene near the traffic light junction with Victoria Avenue, where a Ford Galaxy, Range Rover Evoque and...

Police have confirmed that 2 people have been arrested on suspicion of affray following an incident in Binstead earlier this morning (Thursday), which led to a large area of open land being cordoned off. As first reported by Island Echo,...

A car has overturned and come to rest upside down on its roof on Staplers Road between Newport and Wootton this lunchtime (Thursday). The incident, which has involved a blue Ford Fiesta, has happened near to the Monkey Haven attraction...

Natwest has announced the permanent closure of its Ryde branch, which will leave another empty building in the heart of the Town Centre come August. The move leaves Island customers with just 1 remaining Natwest branch following previous closures of...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Ventnor this lunchtime, alongside a number of other emergency services, where a person has been rescued from the sea. It is believed that a male was spotted in...

A cordon has been erected by Police around a car park at The Bay CE Secondary School in Sandown this lunchtime (Thursday) after the discovery of what is believed to be a piece of historical, unexploded ordnance. Officers were called...

A rescue operation is underway to free a dog walker who has become stuck in the mud in Bembridge this lunchtime (Thursday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been mobilised to a remote stretch of beach between Whitecliff...

A Police car has sustained significant damage in a side-on impact involving a taxi in Newport this evening (Thursday). The collision between the marked Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary Ford Focus Active and a VW Passat taxi happened at...

The driver of a Vauxhall Zafira has escaped any serious injury after rolling the car onto its roof on the main Newport to Yarmouth road. The incident happened at just before 18:15 this evening (Thursday) on Yarmouth Road between Vittlefields...