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UPDATED: A car has lost control and come to rest with its front wheels overhanging a drop outside a residential building in Ryde tonight (Wednesday), prompting a large response from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 3 appliances from...

Gary 'Jeff' Stacey, who died at the age of 49 UPDATED: 21-year-old Ryan Cooper of Chatfield Lodge, Newport has today (Wednesday) been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 6 years in prison after killing 49-year-old Gary 'Jeff' Stacey with...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is to be put into special measures on the recommendation of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following the publication of a report which declares the trust 'inadequate' with patients exposed to 'unacceptable risk of...

UPDATED: A 4x4 vehicle has been recovered from College Close in Sandown by Police after officers responded to the area earlier this afternoon (Tuesday).  5 Police vehicles arrived at the scene off Avenue Road shortly before 16:00, where officers then entered...

The future of Newport IW Football Club has been secured after the owners of St George’s Park have agreed to allow the club to remain at its home for a further 12 months. This will enable the club to maintain...

UPDATED: The National Police Air Service helicopter is conducting a search in the skies above Cowes this morning (Tuesday).   Police officers on the ground, including a dog support unit, have descended on the coastal town with backup from above...

UPDATED: Police have closed Burnt House Lane in Newport this afternoon (Monday) following a road traffic collision. 2 vehicles have collided on the narrow country lane between Downend and Pan Lane. The incident occurred shortly before 14:45. A rapid response paramedic, 2...

The brand new and much-anticipated Floating Bridge No. 6 has arrived in Cowes this morning (Saturday), marking the start of a new era for the short but vital Cowes-East Cowes transport link. The chain-driven vessel, built by Mainstay Marine in...

Visitors to the Yaverland area of Sandown should take extra caution when walking along the beach following a small cliff fall that occurred earlier this evening (Friday). Island Echo reader Zoe Cox captured the moment a plume of dust spread across Yaverland Beach...

Police have named the elderly man who died as a result of a blaze that ripped through his bungalow in Newport yesterday (Thursday) as 79-year-old Dennis Driscoll. The death is still being treated as unexplained whilst officers work with Isle of...