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Torrential downpours throughout the night have led to flooding on the Island’s roads, including at Sandown where the road has been closed. A yellow weather warning for heavy rain was issued by IW Met Service yesterday (Wednesday), with the forecast...

A lorry has struck the railway bridge at Avenue Road in Sandown this morning (Thursday), ending up on 3 wheels and going nowhere. The incident occurred at around 08:30 and has seen a high-sided lorry and trailer collide with the...

The search for a missing man led to a multi-agency response to Sandown Esplanade earlier this evening (Wednesday) - but the individual was subsequently located inland.  Shortly before 17:40, Police rushed to the Sandown Pier area of the seafront when...

The driver of a Citroen is being checked over in hospital after suffering a medical episode and ploughing into 2 parked cars in Seaview this morning (Wednesday). Police and paramedics were called to Seafield Road at 06:22 to reports of...

*Warning – this article may contain information that some readers could find upsetting* Graham Medway, who is already serving 9 years behind bars for the rape of a 3-year-old girl, has been handed a 6 year prison sentence and a...

Police are in attendance at a single-vehicle crash that has resulted in a car coming to rest across the carriageway on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Thursday). The incident has seen Seat Mii crash into the wall at the...

A large scale rescue operation that occurred in the West Wight last night (Saturday) saw multiple casualties extracted from a boat that ran aground in Totland Bay. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 21:15 numerous emergency services were...

A serious road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a car has led to the closure of the main Newport to Sandown road at Apse Heath tonight (Thursday). Island Echo is told that the crash has involved a scooter -...

HM Coastguard and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a boat fire at Kingston in East Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). At just before 17:00, Cowes RNLI and Bembridge RNLI lifeboats were requested to launch following...

A car has left the road, trapping the occupants inside, on The Downs near Newchurch this lunchtime (Wednesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews all on scene between Newport Shute and the entrance to Duxmore Farm, where a car has left...