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FOUND: Police are this morning (Sunday) appealing for information as to the whereabouts of a vulnerable 20-year-old man who has gone missing from Sandown. Jacob Williams was last seen at 07:45 this morning in Carter Street after getting out of a...

The weather stayed positively warm and dry throughout yesterday (Saturday) with day three of Bestival 2014 proving to be as popular as ever with thousands dressed in disco fancy dress with palm trees, lobsters and Hawaiian dancers also thrown into the...

UPDATED: Police are tonight searching for a man after an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at Fort Victoria near Yarmouth this morning (Saturday). The incident happened at around 11:00 when the victim, who was enjoying a day at Fort Victoria...

The annual fancy dress day tradition returned to Bestival today (Saturday) with Desert Island Disco the chosen theme for 2014. From lobsters to palm trees, hawaian dancers to pinapples and everything in between, Bestival revellers have well and truly got...

UPDATED: A man has been arrested by Police this afternoon (Saturday) near to Norton Grange following an alleged attack on an 11-year-old girl. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police have been conducting a search of the West Wight area...

American hip-hop duo Outkast gave the atmosphere a real shake at Bestival last night (Friday) as they headlined the main stage, pulling in thousands of fans for the near two-hour long performance. The 10-year-old band - who performed their chart-topping...

Yarmouth RNLI have launched to assist a stranded boat off of The Needles this afternoon (Friday). The volunteer crew were paged to launch at 16:30 by Solent Coastguard following reports of a twin-engined boat having lost power off of The...

Following the huge success of 'The Port' last year, Bestival organisers have brought back the mighty HMS Bestival ship and the landlocked arena once again to entertain the crowds this weekend. The 'boat' isn’t quite as it seems however, with HMS Bestival...

A person has been airlifted to hospital this afternoon (Friday) after falling on some steps leading to Shanklin Beach. Coastguard Rescue 104 helicopter from Lee-on-Solent was tasked to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at around 14:35 before coming in...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin are working to free a bull that has become stuck in a river in Newchurch this lunchtime (Friday). The animal has managed to fall into the River Yar that runs alongside the Newchurch...