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A car has plunged several hundred feet over the cliff edge at Alum Bay near The Needles this evening (Friday). The incident, which occurred at around 19:40, has sparked a major response by emergency services. Police, fire, ambulance and coastguard...

A 40ft yacht with 7 people aboard needed urgent assistance after going aground off Gurnard in a fresh south-westerly this afternoon (Friday). Steering loss led to the ocean racer's predicament around 100m off the shore, which ultimately led to the...

A 14-year-old and 15-year-old who were arrested following a serious assault and burglary in Sandown last week have been released on bail whilst investigations into the incident continue. As first reported by Island Echo, it was at around 02:30 on...

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Ryde in which a man suffered serious injuries. On 1st June at around 02:15-02:20, it was reported that a man was punched in Union Street in Ryde, causing him...

Hovertravel commuters are making a dash for the Fastcat this evening (Tuesday) as services have been suspended for the rest of the day due to a technical issue. Just 1 of the 2 Flyer craft have been available for operations...

Police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug following an incident in Ventnor yesterday afternoon (Sunday) in which a woman was rushed to hospital - where she remains in...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday) amid an ongoing medical emergency at a residential address. Emergency service personnel were first called to the scene on Newport Road at around...

A Peugeot driver, who failed to stop for Police, was chased through a Shanklin pub before being arrested earlier this evening (Saturday). It was earlier this evening that a blue Peugeot 208 caught the attention of the Roads Policing Unit...

There are delays of up to 45 minutes on Wightlink's Fishbourne to Portsmouth vehicle ferry this afternoon (Saturday) following earlier fog on the Solent. It was earlier today that the cross-Solent operator first warned of delays due to the fog....

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink has cancelled 16 FastCat sailings tomorrow (Saturday) as a result of essential maintenance. As a result of the issues, Wight Ryder 2 will be maintaining the hourly service throughout the day. The 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45,...