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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...

Police on the Isle of Wight have launched a search for a missing holidaymaker who hasn’t been seen since yesterday afternoon (Monday). Guy Ramsden, 67, from Manchester, was last seen in Cowes at around 14:30 yesterday after getting off a...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Military Road near Brook this evening (Tuesday). A car has left the road and is at the side of the carriageway. It is unclear at this time if...

Police are appealing for the public’s help in locating missing Georgina Martin-Gentleman from Ryde. Georgina, 23, was last seen at Ryde bus station at 15:55 today (Wednesday). Hampshire Constabulary and Georgina’s family are extremely concerned for her welfare and a...

Emergency services are attending a crash in which a car has ended up on its roof at Niton Undercliff this morning (Saturday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised 2 appliances from Newport and Ventnor to the scene...

A car has careered through railings, a traffic island and taken out a lamppost before coming to rest on its side in a road traffic collision on Forest Road in Newport tonight (Friday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

A minor 2-car collision in Bembridge is causing travel disruption this afternoon (Sunday). Southern Vectis’ Route 8 buses are currently on diversion as a result of a crash on Embankment Road - between the villages of Bembridge and St Helens....

We are seeking the views of our readers to help shape the future of Island Echo and Isle of Wight news as a whole. 2019 was fantastic, especially as we were named Micro Business of the Year at the Isle...