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A charity supporter and former vicar who volunteered at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, the British Legion and was part of the Isle of Wight Music Dance & Drama Festival Committee, has been jailed for 7 years and 2 months...

A young man has died in hospital after an incident in the Solent yesterday evening (Friday) which involved a motor cruiser worth up to £1million and its high-speed RIB tender. As previously reported by Island Echo, Cowes RNLI lifeboat and...

UPDATED: A young male has been airlifted to St Mary's Hospital this evening (Friday) after being knocked unconscious whilst sailing on The Solent. Cowes RNLI and Coastguard Rescue 104 helicopter from Lee-on-Solent were tasked at around 17:00 after Solent Coastguard...

UPDATED: A child has been involved in a road traffic collision with a car in Wootton this morning (Friday). Emergency services were called to the scene outside Wootton Primary School on Church Road shortly before 09:00 after a child was hit...

UPDATED: O2 and Tesco customers in Sandown face another day of having no mobile phone signal following a mast fault in the area. Customers reported late last night (Wednesday) that they had lost mobile phone signal in the area of...

UPDATED: Police are this morning (Thursday) at the scene of a break in at the Tesco Express store in Lake, which has been cordoned off by officers.  The convenience store is closed and is likely to remain closed for the...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Over 1000 properties in the Sandown and Lake areas are without power this evening (Wednesday) following a fault with a transformer at Fairway Holiday Park off Perowne Way - caused by a bird flying into it. Fire...

A 28ft yacht with no working VHF radio was towed into Yarmouth Harbour this morning (Wednesday) after losing its steering off the West Wight. The National Coastwatch Institution at The Needles lookout were requested by Solent Coastguard to keep watch for...

Firefighters from Newport tackled a car fire in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday). One appliance from Newport Fire Station was mobilised to Lushington Hill shortly before 15:25 after an Audi A3 developed a fire under the bonnet. The single crew extinguished...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Two appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a fire in a garage at a property in Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday).  Crews from Ryde and Shanklin were called to the address on...