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St Mary’s Hospital is continuing to face very serious challenges with patients and staff experiencing the diarrhoea and vomiting bug Norovirus, and has therefore put a number of new restrictions in place to help tackle the spread of the virus. The...

Motorists have hit out over a planning shambles by the Isle of Wight's PFI contractors Island Roads, as three road closures mean hundreds of drivers will be diverted down through a tight residential area - or face up to a...

Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex are to visit the Isle of Wight on Thursday and Friday of next week. The couple have a number of joint engagements but will also spend time visiting organisations individually across...

Two of the Island's Coastguard Rescue Teams responded to reports that a person had fallen down the cliff at Alum Bay yesterday morning (Sunday). The Needles Coastguard, Ventnor Coastguard and the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat were tasked to Alum Bay shortly...

Two horses wreaked havoc through the seaside town of Shanklin yesterday (Saturday) when they bolted from the carriage they were pulling after running uncontrollably from the packed Shanklin Esplanade. Police were alerted to the incident just after 12:15 yesterday lunchtime after receiving...

UPDATED: St Mary’s Hospital is continuing to experience cases of patients with diarrhoea and vomiting, due to norovirus, leading to the closure of a number of areas. Colwell Ward, Appley Ward, Stroke Rehabilitation and General Rehabilitation wards are all currently...

EXCLUSIVE: The mother of a 12-year-old schoolgirl is today warning other parents to be vigilant after an unknown man approached the innocent girl and her friends in a suspicious manner yesterday (Thursday). A man, said to be in his late...

UPDATED: Concerns are growing for a missing 76-year-old woman who was last seen by her family on Monday. Family members of Molly Kenyon raised the alarm last night (Wednesday), prompting a search to be launched by Hampshire Constabulary shortly after...

Firefighters from Newport and Ryde are this evening working to rescue a horse that has fallen into a ditch in Ashey. Two appliances and a 4x4 Land Rover Defender from Ryde are currently at the scene on Gatehouse Road alongside one appliance...

UPDATED: An attack on an innocent 14-year-old girl by an unknown man lurking in a residential area of Freshwater has prompted days of searching by both Police and local residents, Island Echo can reveal.  The young teen, who Island Echo...