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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A car that is said to have been used to 'store drugs' has been set alight on a residential street in Gunville, Newport tonight (Tuesday), prompting a response from the National Police Air Service helicopter. At shortly...

The National Police Air Service helicopter from Bournemouth has been involved in the search for a man wanted on recall to prison this afternoon (Monday). At around midday officers on foot began the pursuit of the wanted male after he...

UPDATED: Passengers on board the Wightlink ferry between Portsmouth and Fishbourne have been evacuated to the outside deck this evening (Sunday) following the discovery of a fire. According to those currently on the St Cecilia car ferry, a fire has...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Ashey Road on the outskirts of Ryde this evening (Friday). The incident, which involves 2 cars, has occurred near the junction with East Ashey Lane. Police and paramedics were called...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic incident on Smallbrook Lane in Ryde this afternoon (Friday) in which a car has come to rest on its roof. A Skoda Yeti has rolled and landed upside down on the...

Slow-moving, thundery showers may lead to locally torrential downpours with the risk of frequent lightning according to the Met Office, who have issued a yellow weather warning for tomorrow and Friday. A front coming from the Atlantic will merge with warm,...

The victim of a fatal motorcycle collision in Brading last week has been officially named by Police as Lee Daniel of Little Preston Road, Ryde. As previously reported by Island Echo, the 42-year-old was travelling along Coach Lane at around...

Heatwave conditions are expected across the country over the next few days, resulting in advice being issued by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Met Office forecasts that Southeast England has a 60% chance of the heatwave conditions being reached over the next...

A young child, thought to be just 18 months old, has been involved in a collision with a car in Newport this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services were called to the incident on St George's Way, Newport at around 13:30 following...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and bailed in connection with a series of burglaries in the Ryde Esplanade area during the early hours of yesterday morning (Saturday). Police say they have been made aware of 3 burglaries so far...