The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air ambulance has landed on a playing field on Pan Estate this evening (Friday). It was at 18:15 that the yellow and green helicopter touched down in Newport in response to a medical emergency....

A power cut is affecting over 115 postcode areas in the PO33 area this afternoon (Friday).  Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they are aware of a fault that is affecting homes and businesses in Ryde. It's understood over 1,600...

Victim Tommy Barton 2 men accused of stabbing 30-year-old Tommy Barton to death in Ryde last weekend have been remanded in custody until September. 27-year-old Cameron Baker of Leed Street in Sandown and 27-year-old Rio Scott of Park Road in...

3 more people have been arrested following a public order incident in Binstead yesterday morning (Thursday), which has led to a house being raided and a quantity of drugs being seized. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed...

An elderly sailor located on a boat just 100m off the shore at Ryde is the subject of another operation involving HM Coastguard this morning (Friday) - for the 2nd time this week. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Bembridge RNLI...

Motorists are being warned that access to Ryde Pier will be prevented from 20:00 tonight (Friday) until 05:00 tomorrow morning to allow for resurfacing works on the Esplanade. As part of the ongoing Ryde Pier Interchange project, the pier will...

Westridge Garage in Ryde is no longer a Skoda dealership as it begins a new era focusing on the second-hand car market, leaving the Isle of Wight without the famous Czech marque - for now at least. Until very recently,...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (2nd June 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17491 £100.00 17108 £100.00 15515 £100.00 15152 £100.00 14859 £100.00 6379 £100.00 13795 £100.00 14819 £100.00 5069 £100.00 15559 £100.00 2306

Island Line trains will not run up Ryde Pier until at least July, marking yet another delay to Network Rail's improvement project and a big blow for the tourism season - plus it has been announced the line will close again...

Monday 22nd May – Friday 26th May 2023 • Paul Michael Butler, 40, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of assault by beating, criminal damage, using threatening/abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and 2x assault of...