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An operation to extricate a patient from the upper floors of a property in the heart of Newport has led to a busy part of the town centre being cordoned off. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

2 teenage girls cut off by the tide on a hazardous section of the East Wight coast have been rescued tonight (Tuesday). It was just before 21:40 that Bembridge RNLI was paged to launch the Inshore Lifeboat from Lane End...

A search and rescue mission is underway in the depths of Niton Undercliff following an incident on a remote section of the coast between Ventnor and St Lawrence. At around 16:00 this afternoon (Tuesday), HM Coastguard was alerted to an...

A 20-year-old man has been arrested, questioned and bailed in relation to a large-scale fight involving weapons that broke out after a boxing match in Newport at the weekend. As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed his genitals at 2 teenage girls in Cowes on Sunday night. The teens were in the park at Cowes recreation park off Park Road at...

A 37-year-old man has been arrested after leading Police on a pursuit through the residential streets of Carisbrooke and Gunville in a stolen car yesterday evening (Monday). It was around 19:00 that a red Vauxhall Astra made off from officers...

A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old man died following a fight onboard a cruise ship off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Police have arrested a 57-year-old man from Exeter on suspicion of murder in the...

A large tree has fallen across the carriageway and caused damage to a fence and street light in Binstead this afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday). Pitts Lane, off Binstead Hill, has been completely blocked as a result of the incident, which...

There is yet more disruption for those crossing the Solent with Red Funnel as another engine issue has arisen on board one of the Raptor-class vehicle ferries, leading to delays and cancellations this Bank Holiday Monday.  The 07:30 sailing from...

A blaze that has completely destroyed a car made for dramatic scenes in the village of Brighstone at first light this morning (Bank Holiday Monday). Residents were awoken at around 05:30 to loud banging and thick black smoke billowing across...