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Up to 30 jobs at BAE Systems' Cowes site are at risk following today's (Tuesday) announcement that almost 2,000 jobs are to be cut nationwide. A total of 340 jobs will be lost from the company's Maritime Services arm in...

Police have confirmed that the discovery of a body in Ventnor this afternoon (Monday) is not being treated as suspicious. Officers responded to an address on Albert Street at around 14:00 following reports of the discovery of a man's body....

Specialist recovery teams have raised a sunken boat from Bembridge Marina this afternoon (Monday). Island-based salvage teams have used air flotation devices to raise the 36ft vessel and are now towing the partially-submerged boat to Cowes. The 36ft vessel is...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a section of Newport Town centre this morning (Monday) due to a person located on the roof of a building.  Its understood a man has taken position above a row of shops stretching from Starbucks to...

UPDATED: HM Coastguard and Bembridge RNLI are conducting a search of Culver Down following reports of a possible microlight having crashed onto the rocks below. Bembridge RNLI Inshore Lifeboat is currently conducting a shoreline search around Whitecliff Bay and Culver Cliff...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a 2-Car crash on Eddington Road between St Helens and Nettlestone this afternoon (Sunday). A Mazda 323F and a Ford Transit Connect have collided on a sharp bend, causing significant damage to both vehicles.The crash...

UPDATED: Divers are this afternoon (Sunday) working to refloat a luxury motorboat that has sunk at Bembridge Marina within Bembridge Harbour. The vessel, estimated to be around 35ft in length, is believed to have sunk at some point overnight or...

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision at Avenue Road in Sandown tonight (Saturday).  A silver Perodua Kelisa has crashed into a traffic light at the junction of Avenue Road and Perowne Way underneath the railway bridge. 2 ambulances...

25-year-old Jak Wilkie of Bridge Road in Cowes has been charged as part of an investigation into an aggravated burglary in Shanklin earlier this week. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to an address on Atherley Road...

A total of £90,000 has been won by 2 lucky households in Niton this morning (Saturday). As part of the People’s Postcode Lottery, 1 player has won a staggering £30,000 whilst their neighbour - who plays 2 tickets - has...