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A teenage boy injured whilst wakeboarding off Bembridge Ledge was rescued by Bembridge RNLI this afternoon (Friday), the first of 2 jobs of the day for the volunteer lifeboat crew. The All Weather Lifeboat 'Alfred Albert Williams' was launched at...

3 people have been arrested - with 1 of them being detained - following a fresh immigration raid on the Island, this time at Tamarind in Newport. Acting on intelligence, Immigration Enforcement officers visited Tamarind Indian Restaurant, Upper St James...

Photo: Duncan Lockhart Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched at the request of Solent Coastguard to assist a single handed 35ft cruising catamaran that was struggling to make progress yesterday evening (Thursday). Battling against the tide off Ventnor with no wind...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending what is thought to be a 2-car collision on The Avenue, Freshwater this afternoon (Thursday). Police have closed the road between Colwell Road and Princes Road following the incident, which took place at around 14:30....

UPDATED: Multiple Police units and paramedics are in attendance at Kerry Green Mews on Lake High Street this lunchtime (Thursday), where at least 1 person is thought to have been injured.  Emergency services, including a rapid response paramedic were called...

UPDATED: A search involving HM Coastguard and Ryde Inshore Rescue is underway at Ryde Esplanade this morning (Thursday), where a member of the public has heard cries for help. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat are currently...

A family in Ryde were given a shock during the early hours of this morning when a former black cab collided into the front of their house on Marlborough Road in Ryde.  At around 00:30 the iconic taxi left the carriageway...

A 21ft fishing boat reported to be taking on water, and without power, led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing westwards to its aid this evening (Wednesday). The Nelly T - with a Newport man on board - was situated in...

UPDATED: Detectives investigating 2 separate incidents of a male 'approaching' young teenage girls in East Cowes and Freshwater have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of sexual assault. As first reported by Island Echo during the early hours of Sunday, Police...

UPDATED: The Chair of Ofsted’s Non-Executive Board, Sir David Hoare, is to stand down from his position with immediate effect just weeks after his attack on the Isle of Wight as a 'poor, white ghetto'. As previously reported by Island...