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Thames Valley Air Ambulance has airlifted a man to hospital from the Rosemary Lane area of Ryde this morning (Tuesday).  The red and yellow helicopter landed in fields between Weeks Road and Woodland View at around 11:10 following a request...

UPDATED: Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, are attending a road traffic incident on Binstead Main Road tonight (Boxing Day) where a car has rolled onto its side.  A white Ford Fiesta has sustained heavy...

UPDATED: Police investigating the suspicious death of a 57-year-old man in Ventnor during the early hours of Christmas Day have arrested a total of 3 people on suspicion of murder. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to Pier Street...

UPDATED: A 47-year-old man was rushed to hospital following a stabbing in Shanklin on Christmas Eve (Saturday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to an address off Victoria Avenue in the town at around 19:30. An...

UPDATED: A street in the seaside town of Ventnor has been cordoned off by Police this morning (Christmas Day) following what is understood to be a suspicious death.  Pier Street has been closed and sealed off as investigations get underway...

As the big day approaches, the Island Echo team is taking some time to relax, recharge and enjoy the festive period and we will therefore be operating a reduced news service until Wednesday 28th December. 2016 has been another successful year for...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat 'Norman Harvey' launched on service at just before 14:00 this afternoon (Thursday) to aid a 7m angling boat called 'Oliver'. Solent Coastguard requested the volunteer crew to launch the D-class lifeboat after it was reported by the...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information after 3 replica guns were stolen in a burglary at a shop in Ventnor during the early hours of yesterday morning. The front window of Sorties in Pier Street was smashed...

Firefighters from Newport and Cowes have tackled a kitchen fire at a property on the Parkhurst estate in Newport this evening (Wednesday).  2 appliances were mobilised to the address on Woolcombe Road at just before 17:30. It is understood the...

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision between a car and motorcycle on Great Preston Road in Ryde this evening (Wednesday).  The road has been closed in both directions as paramedics tend to the injured rider at the...