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A runaway coach has caused significant damage at Shanklin’s Ocean View Hotel, smashing into 2 vehicles and completely destroying a wall and bin store. The incident occurred shortly after the coach arrived in the hotel car park on Park Road...

2 people have escaped with their lives after being pulled from the burning wreckage of a plane that crashed into a caravan park in Bembridge. As first reported by Island Echo, it was just before 14:30 this afternoon (Saturday) that...

A plane has dramatically clipped a house, crashed and burst into flames at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park in Bembridge this afternoon (Saturday). Emergency services from across the Isle of Wight are responding to the significant incident involving a light aircraft,...

An 83-year-old man who is alleged to have been armed with a gun when he walked into a pharmacy in Wootton yesterday (Friday) has been detained, Police have confirmed. It was at 16:24 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary...

Police on the Isle of Wight are working to identify the owner of a large dog - described as an XL Bully or Staffy type - which attacked a man in Sandown yesterday morning (Friday). The victim was out for...

Red Funnel has cancelled timetabled sailings on its vehicle ferry service for the second weekend in a row due to yet more technical issues. Just like Thursday morning, the cross-Solent operator has had to cancel early morning sailings on its...

Drama was witnessed on the streets of Newport tonight (Friday) as Armed Police swooped on an elderly male, making an arrest in connection with an incident in Wootton. It was at around 16:45 this afternoon that Police first responded to...

Firefighters are working alongside paramedics to get an injured individual to hospital - by extricating them from a top floor flat through the window. Paramedics were called to George Street in Ryde shortly before 20:00 tonight (Friday) to attend an...

Armed Police have descended on Wootton this evening (Friday) amid an ongoing and ‘serious’ firearms incident - which resulted in the closure of a key route for a time. Officers arrived in the area at around 16:45, first focusing their...

Two men’s late night fishing trip last night (Friday) ended with their boat having to be towed to safety by Cowes RNLI. Their boat suffered an engine breakdown shortly before 22:00 near to the West of Ryde Middle, forcing the...