James Rann - Digital News Reporter
James joined the Island Echo team in May 2022. Although he holds a degree in sports journalism, he covers all genres of news including court reporting. James has a particularly good memory!
CRASH SEES YET ANOTHER PEUGEOT ABANDONED IN A FIELD
Mystery surrounds a Peugeot that has been left abandoned in a field on the outskirts of Havenstreet. The vehicle - a black Peugeot - was heading towards Binstead along Main Road when the driver mounted the verge and careered through...
Read moreDetailsINFORMATION PORTAL FOR FAMILIES ACCESSED OVER 35,000 TIMES IN FIRST YEAR
Solent NHS Trust’s Child and Family Services is celebrating the 1st anniversary of Family Assist Solent - an online portal helping parents and families access information and support during pregnancy, birth and beyond. Family Assist Solent can be accessed at...
Read moreDetailsMAN WITH KNIFE ARRESTED AFTER POLICE DESCEND ON SHANKLIN HOME
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including possession of a knife, after Police descended on a residential address in Shanklin yesterday evening (Sunday). Officers responded to the scene on Josephs Way in the...
Read moreDetailsEAST COWES ARSONIST STILL AT LARGE AFTER TEEN SUSPECT RELEASED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION
A teenager from Sandown who was arrested on suspicion of arson on Friday evening has been released without any further action in what seems like a case of mistaken identity. As first reported by Island Echo, at around 19:45 on...
Read moreDetailsIMPROVEMENT WORKS ON CYCLE PATH BETWEEN SHIDE AND MERSTONE START TODAY
The condition of a section of the Sandown to Newport cycle path is to be improved by Island Roads this week. The path on either side of its crossing with Blackwater Hollow – nearly 200 metres in total – is...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS TO BE TREATED TO £2 BUS FARES UNTIL END OF JUNE AS PRICE CAP EXTENDED
Millions of passengers across England will continue to benefit from Government support thanks to an extension on the capping of bus fares at £2, including for bus journeys here on the Isle of Wight. The Transport Secretary has confirmed the allocation of...
Read moreDetailsVEHICLE DAMAGED AFTER HONDA CRASHES INTO PARKED CAR IN NEWCHURCH
Police and paramedics are in attendance at a road traffic collision on the main road through Newchurch this evening (Sunday). The incident has occurred on High Street in the village, just past School Lane. A silver Honda Civic travelling towards...
Read moreDetails1-MAN PROTEST ON BUSY RYDE TOWN CENTRE ROAD CAUSES TRAFFIC DELAYS
A 1-man protest, in which a man is sitting on the floor in the middle of a busy road in Ryde, is causing traffic delays this evening (Sunday). The incident has occurred on Lind Street in the town which is...
Read moreDetailsPEUGEOT CRASHES AND ROLLS INTO FIELD NEAR ARRETON
Police responded to a wrecked car left abandoned in a field on the outskirts of Arreton this afternoon (Sunday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary - including the Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - responded to the scene on...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE IN ACTION AS 2 PEOPLE FALL FROM SEAWALL AT TOTLAND
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been tasked to assist with a medical emergency in the West Wight this afternoon (Sunday), as a result of 2 people falling from the sea wall. Flying doctors were dispatched from...
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