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Firefighters are tackling a fire that has broken out within the wreck of the former paddle steamer Ryde Queen at Island Harbour this afternoon (Saturday). 2 appliances from Ryde and Newport have been mobilised to the harbour on the outskirts...

Police investigating a series of incidents on the Isle of Wight, in which a jewellers, corner shop, community honesty shop and containers were targeted, have made an arrest. It was yesterday that Island Echo first reported that Hampshire & Isle of...

The much-loved Isle of Wight retailer W Hurst & Son has announced that it intends to close it’s Ventnor and Freshwater branches, and has put it Shanklin branch at risk of closure. After 166 years of trading, a shifting retail...

Police have launched a large-scale investigation after a jewellers, corner shop, community honesty shop and containers were targeted on the Isle of Wight overnight. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that it is investigating a series of burglaries...

Wightlink will be running a revised timetable on its Fastcat service this Bank Holiday Weekend due to a mechanical fault with Wight Ryder I. An amended timetable will be in operation on the Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour route tomorrow (Saturday)...

24-year-old Ryan Phillips has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for committing numerous sex offences against children – including rape - when he was a child himself. Phillips, previously of Melville Street in Sandown, first appeared in court in...

Tickets to next month's State of the Island debate, jointly hosted by Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer, are now available. A strong panel of influential voices will come together in just 3 weeks' time - on Friday...

A teenager who plotted to carry out a terrorist attack at the Isle of Wight Festival and later planned to stab teachers at a local school can now be named as Nathan Ruth from East Cowes. Ruth was just 15...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel several of its vehicle ferry sailings on the East Cowes-Southampton service this morning (Thursday). An issue with the aft main engine on board Red Falcon has rendered the ferry out of service. As...

A 2-car crash is causing delays on the main road into East Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency service personnel were first called to the scene on Whippingham Road near the junction with Beatrice Avenue at around 15:50 following reports of...