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UPDATED: Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks are working to restore power to over 500 homes in Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday). A damaged cable on Landguard Manor Road has resulted in the loss of power to homes and businesses across the...

The iconic Priory Bay Hotel near St Helens has been bought for an undisclosed amount by Aria Resorts and will, in part, benefit from a £30million investment by the company on the Isle of Wight, it has been announced.  Up...

The Isle of Wight Meteorological Service has issued a weather warning for dense fog across the Isle of Wight this evening (Monday) and overnight into Tuesday. Mist and fog patches will develop quickly from 18:00 before thickening overnight to become rather...

The driver of a Honda Civic has escaped any serious injury after rolling the car onto its side between Wroxall and Ventnor tonight (Sunday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the single vehicle incident on...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a non-injury assault by 3 men in Newport last weekend. A 52-year-old man was approached and assaulted by the 3 individuals between Scarrots Lane and Victoria Recreation Ground at some point...

UPDATED: Thousands of households across the Isle of Wight are without internet connectivity this weekend due to a major outage with Sky's Fibre service. The issue began shortly before 15:00 yesterday afternoon (Saturday) and engineers have been working on resolving the...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are responding to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this morning (Saturday). The incident, which has seen a car collide into a hedge, has occurred near to Afton Road. Island Echo readers...

UPDATED: The Island's Central Convenience stores are set to be transformed into Bargain Booze Select Convenience outlets as a result of a £25million buy out today (Friday). Conviviality, the owners of Bargain Booze, are in the process of buying a total of...

Immigration officials were on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday), but their visits to premises in Cowes and Ventnor didn't result in any arrests. Officers first visited an address on Newport Road, Cowes at 14:30 yesterday afternoon. A search of the...

UPDATED: Armed Police have taken up position on Arthur Street in Ryde this lunchtime (Thursday) as a result of a ongoing incident. Police have blocked off the road at both ends whilst Armed Response Officers attend to the alert, the...