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1 person is being treated for the effects of smoke inhalation following a property fire in Ryde this evening (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is currently on scene at Milligan Road, where a small kitchen...

Isle of Wight paedophile Samuel Huckle, who downloaded and distributed indecent images of children as young as 3 months old because he was 'bored' during lockdown, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. The 20-year-old, of St Faiths Road in...

A crash between a car and motorcycle at Blackwater is causing significant delays heading in and out of Newport this morning (Friday). Police, paramedics and firefighters are all on scene at the junction of Blackwater Road and Blackwater Hollow, having...

Liz Earle is set to make redundancies as it announces the closure of its Head Office in Ryde, in what is yet another blow for the Isle of Wight economy. The beauty brand, owned by the American firm Walgreens Boots...

Joe Robertson MP has said the Island is in a 'dangerous position' as the Deputy Prime Minister today (Wednesday) confirmed the breakup or merger of the Isle of Wight Council is on the negotiating table. It has been announced that...

20-year-old Ryan Loveday, from Kent, has been charged with numerous child sex offences after allegedly meeting an underage girl in Ryde at the weekend. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police swooped on the Travelodge off Lind Street on Sunday...

Life-saving transfers to the mainland by the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter will now be carried out from Bembridge Airport - 10 miles away from the Isle of Wight's only hospital. When seriously ill patients require airlifting to the mainland for specialist...

Gritters will be out across the local road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday) as a cold night is in store for the Isle of Wight. Sub-zero road surface temperatures are forecast overnight, which has led to...

A Sandown man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods as he got off the Wightlink car ferry in Fishbourne at the weekend. It was at around 14:30 on Sunday afternoon (2nd February) that officers swooped on a vehicle...

The actor and comedian Brian Murphy, who was born here on the Isle of Wight, has sadly died aged 92. Murphy was best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the popular sitcom 'Man About the House' and its...