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Police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug following an incident in Ventnor yesterday afternoon (Sunday) in which a woman was rushed to hospital - where she remains in...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday) amid an ongoing medical emergency at a residential address. Emergency service personnel were first called to the scene on Newport Road at around...

A Peugeot driver, who failed to stop for Police, was chased through a Shanklin pub before being arrested earlier this evening (Saturday). It was earlier this evening that a blue Peugeot 208 caught the attention of the Roads Policing Unit...

There are delays of up to 45 minutes on Wightlink's Fishbourne to Portsmouth vehicle ferry this afternoon (Saturday) following earlier fog on the Solent. It was earlier today that the cross-Solent operator first warned of delays due to the fog....

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink has cancelled 16 FastCat sailings tomorrow (Saturday) as a result of essential maintenance. As a result of the issues, Wight Ryder 2 will be maintaining the hourly service throughout the day. The 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45,...

Firefighters from stations across the Isle of Wight are tackling a property blaze on a residential road in Bembridge this afternoon (Friday). Crews from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin were called to Nightingale Close in Bembridge at around 11:15 this morning...

Eight people, including children, whose inflatable craft had gone aground on a sand bank at the entrance to Southampton Water led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat crossing the Solent to provide possible assistance last night (Thursday). After launching at 19:25 the...

A road traffic collision involving 2 cars is causing delays on the main road to the West Wight this morning (Thursday). The crash has seen a Toyota Rav 4 and a Citroen C1 collide. Both vehicles have sustained front-end damage...

A 21-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of drug and motoring offences after he was caught riding an electric motorcycle on a footpath yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Whilst on patrol, officers stopped a man on a footpath near Wellington Road just...

Islanders are being given the chance to meet the teams from both Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer and learn more about how news is produced on the Isle of Wight at a special event in Newport next...