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Cries for help heard coming from the sea off Gurnard prompted a response from Cowes RNLI and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team earlier this evening (Thursday). At just gone 17:30 Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Cowes lifeboat to reports...

Blue skies, summer sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid 20s can be expected across the Isle of Wight this coming weekend. Warm, humid air originating from the tropical Atlantic will bring a taste of summer warmth across much of England...

UPDATED: Police are investigating a report that a 14-year-old boy was inappropriately touched over his clothing by a man he did not know in Newport yesterday (Wednesday). The teenager was on St James Street at around 15:40 when the assault happened....

2 anglers caught more than fish out on the Solent this evening (Wednesday), leading to Cowes RNLI lifeboat going to their rescue. The first unwelcome catch was weed in the engine of the 21ft 'Leona Dawn'; then, now without any...

A man has been led to safety by Coastguard officers in a remote part of the South Wight this evening (Wednesday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) were tasked to the area of Castlehavan near St Catherine's Point by Solent Coastguard...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that the Cowes Floating Bridge will be suspended during periods of low tide, for 2 hours immediately before each low tide throughout June. As reported by Island Echo yesterday (Tuesday), the brand new...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was called into action this lunchtime (Wednesday) after a man fell from a height at a residential property in Apse Heath. At just gone 11:30 the life-saving helicopter - sporting its...

UPDATED: Police have seized what is thought to be 2 large swords that were being carried by a man on Coppins Bridge in Newport tonight (Tuesday). At around 22:15 officers detained the man and placed him into the back of a...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight have issued an urgent appeal for information to help locate 34-year-old Joanne Thorp, who went missing from West London yesterday (Monday). Hampshire Constabulary say they are concerned for Joanne's welfare. They believe she...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge is to be suspended every low tide for the foreseeable future - although travel across the River Medina will be free until the beginning of July. With the brand new, multi-million pound vessel running aground...