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UPDATED: Emergency services have been called to a road traffic incident involving a motorcyclist at the junction of Hunnyhill and Hunnycross Way in Newport this afternoon (Sunday). Traffic is building in the area, near to Sainsbury's supermarket, as members of...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fire which destroyed a motorcycle and damaged a building in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Officers were called to Trafalgar Court on Union Street at around...

A yacht suffering with total power failure has been towed into Cowes by the town's RNLI lifeboat tonight (Saturday). Cowes RNLI was tasked to launch at 19:47 to assist the 26ft yacht 'Iszare' that had no engine, lights or VHF...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are all responding to what is understood to be reports of a man stuck in mud at Fort Victoria near Yarmouth tonight (Saturday). Emergency services...

UPDATED: Emergency services have responded to a collision involving a motorcycle on Canteen Road near Apse Heath this morning (Saturday). Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene between Apse Heath and Whitely Bank at shortly after 10:00. Island Roads...

UPDATED: Police are investigating reports of suspicious behaviour in Newport, which has sparked assistance from the National Police Air Service helicopter tonight (Friday) The Bournemouth-based helicopter is currently circling the Pan area of Newport. UPDATE @ 23:36 - Several Police officers,...

HM Revenue and Customs officers have arrested a 40-year-old man and a 38-year-old women on the Isle of Wight today (Friday) as part of an investigation into suspected VAT fraud totaling over £100,000. The unnamed local business couple were arrested at a...

Jolyon Wray/Hampshire Constabulary UPDATED: 53-year-old Deborah Ann Napier has been found guilty of murdering local man Jolyon Wray by stabbing him in the back with a 5-inch steak knife. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to Leavington House on...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision on Horsebridge Hill between Newport and Cowes this morning (Thursday), which has resulted in the closure of the main road. Island Echo understands a motorcyclist has been thrown from their...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a 2-car road traffic collision on Forest Road in Newport this afternoon (Wednesday). The main Yarmouth to Newport road is partially blocked by the incident, which has occurred at the junction with Whiterails Road...