POLICE GRANTED MORE TIME TO QUESTION RYDE MURDER SUSPECTS
Police have been granted an additional 32 hours to question the 2 men and 1 woman currently in custody on suspicion of the murder of a 30-year-old man in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday). Hampshire & Isle of...
Read moreDetailsON THIS DAY: CHARLES I MADE HIS 2ND ESCAPE ATTEMPT FROM CARISBROOKE CASTLE IN 1648
Charles I made his 2nd escape attempt from Carisbrooke Castle on 29th May 1648 - 375 years ago today. King Charles I arrived on the Isle of Wight in 1647 having escaped from house arrest in Hampton Court. He had...
Read moreDetailsHOUSE FIRE PROMPTS ROAD CLOSURE IN RYDE AS FIREFIGHTERS TACKLE BLAZE
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a residential property on Swanmore Road in Ryde. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are on scene with 2 appliances in attendance with main jets, hose jets and breathing apparatus all...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AFTER CAR COLLIDES WITH PEDESTRIAN IN BLACKWATER
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a pedestrian at Blackwater yesterday (Sunday 28th May). As previously reported by Island Echo, a pedestrian believed to be out on a morning run was hit by a car on...
Read moreDetailsFRENCH AUTHORITIES SEARCH IN VAIN FOR lSLAND MAN OVERBOARD DURING COWES TO DEAUVILLE RACE
A man from the Isle of Wight who was reported overboard during a cross-Channel race between Cowes and Deauville on Friday (26th May) has not yet been recovered, with the search now stood down. The competitor - believed to be...
Read moreDetailsAVIATION MUSEUM UNVEILS ‘SKEETER’ CHOPPER IN LATEST AND LARGEST DISPLAY
The Wight Aviation Museum recently hosted a Skeeter presentation lunch for all those involved in the donation and preservation of the museum's latest and largest display, a Skeeter Helicopter XL765. The aircraft was used by the British Army as a...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN OUT FOR MORNING RUN HIT BY CAR AT BLACKWATER HOLLOW
Police have closed a main road near Newport this morning (Sunday) following reports of a serious collision between a car and a runner on Blackwater Hollow. A witness has said that a runner came out of the cycle path parallel...
Read moreDetailsA MINI DISASTER AT SHANKLIN CAR PARK AS VEHICLE ROLLS THROUGH STONE WALL
A red Mini has seemingly rolled backwards through the wall of Orchardleigh Car Park in Shanklin and is partially obstructing Orchardleigh Road. The resulting damage has left the pavement on 1 side of the road completely obstructed and the road...
Read moreDetailsBIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER – BUT DON’T LET IT BE THE LAST RAINBOW RUN!
Wessex Cancer Trust’s Rainbow Run, which takes place on Sunday 25th June to raise funds for Islanders affected by cancer, has been given a new lease of life with its new video game theme and jam-packed entertainment village - but...
Read moreDetailsCO-OPERATIVE COLLEAGUES CELEBRATE STEVE HUNT’S 30-YEAR JOURNEY
Retail colleagues on the Isle of Wight have been marking the 30-year journey of Steve Hunt, who spent 2 decades at a store in Ryde before switching to Shanklin to become a baker. Steve Hunt, 61, started his working life...
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