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Major disruption on Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service looks set to continue until midweek. The disruption started last week as a result of an unexpected fault with Red Falcon’s propulsion system. A total of 12 cross-Solent services were cancelled on...

A male being chased by Police has ended up in the River Medina this afternoon (Monday). Island Echo understands that officers were in foot pursuit of the suspect, who 'ran out of road' and ended up in the water at...

Three Isle of Wight men will appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Monday) in connection with an alleged burglary at Jhoots Pharmacy in Sandown last week. Between 18:30 on 6th March and 08:30 on 7th March, a...

Extended repairs to Red Falcon has forced Red Funnel to cancel another 12 vehicle ferry sailings tomorrow (Monday). The 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 from East Cowes and the 04:30, 07:30, 10:30, 13:30, 16:30 and 19:30 from Southampton...

A teenage boy from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident at Newport Quay yesterday (Saturday). At around 17:30 last night, an officer on patrol in the Newport Quay area saw a...

A Newport man has been arrested and bailed after damage was caused to a hotel in Ryde yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Police were called to reports that a man had caused damage to a hotel on Dover Street at around 16:00....

Extended works on Red Falcon have forced Red Funnel to cancel no less than 12 vehicle ferry sailings tomorrow (Sunday). Red Funnel has this evening (Saturday) confirmed that the 04:30, 07:30, 10:30, 13:30, 16:30 and 19:30 from Southampton and the...

A lifeboat crew from Bembridge were tasked to the waters off Sandown earlier this afternoon (Saturday) to rescue a casualty aboard a cargo ship. Bembridge RNLI's All-weather lifeboat was first tasked to an anchored vessel off Sandown at around 15:30,...

Daylight has revealed the full extent of a major rock collapse that sent tonnes of earth crashing onto Ventnor’s Belgrave Road last night (Friday). Residents were first alerted to collapse of Windy Corner - as it is known locally -...

The male driver of a Vauxhall Zafira is being checked over by paramedics following a car crash on Racecourse Roundabout this morning (Saturday). Emergency services were called to the busy section of road between Ryde and Newport at around 08:15,...