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Police are appealing for information to help trace the family of a man who suffered a medical episode at Seaclose Park earlier today (Monday).  As previously reported by Island Echo, just after 12:45 this lunchtime emergency services were called to...

Hovertravel has announced that its cross-Solent services between Ryde and Southsea have been suspended this afternoon (Tuesday). The operator says that the suspension has been necessary following a technical issue. Provision has been made for those planning on travelling via...

Cross-Solent travel is being affected as the stormy weather moves in, with cancellations on Hovertravel's Ryde to Southsea service this afternoon (Thursday). Adverse conditions have led to the suspension of Hovertravel's service with an update expected at 16:15. Customers are...

Islanders are being asked to keep a sharp eye out for missing 30-year-old Edward Johnson from Dorset, who is thought to possibly be on the Isle of Wight. Edward disappeared from an address on Ringwood Road in Three Legged Cross...

Police and the Island's volunteer search and rescue team are looking for a vulnerable man who has gone missing in East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Hampshire Constabulary requested the assistance of WightSAR shortly before 13:00. It is unclear where exactly...

Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl called Kellie, who hasn't been seen since being spotted with a man in Newport earlier today (Wednesday). Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for help in locating the teenager,...

UPDATE @ 13:55 - Bird flu has now been confirmed on the Isle of Wight. Read more on this story at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/bird-flu-confirmed-on-the-isle-of-wight/. Investigations are underway to determine whether bird flu is to blame for the unusually high number of swan...

Peter Tomlinson, a well-known Island businessman and former owner of a children's indoor play area, has been charged with 12 offences, including paying for sexual services of a girl under 13, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. Mr...

Police have erected a cordon around a crime scene in Puckpool near Ryde following a serious assault overnight. Both the lower and upper seawall between The Dell Cafe and The Boathouse at Springvale have been sealed off whilst investigations into...

The Prime Minister is set to announce to the nation at 18:45 this evening (Saturday) that we are going into another national lockdown, of sorts, putting massive uncertainty on the livelihoods of thousands of Islanders. According to reports in the...