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A car has been left abandoned in a stream in a rural West Wight village after it careered off the road last night (Monday). The Honda Civic estate left the carriageway at Broad Lane - near Waytes Court - at...

A 23-year-old Ryde man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink after allegedly being spotted driving in an erratic manner yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Police were called at around 15:20 to a report of a black Ford...

Numerous items of furniture - suspected to have been stolen from Sandown last month - have been seized by Police at an address in Ventnor. Officers arrived at a property on Chestnut Close in Upper Ventnor yesterday evening (Sunday) to...

Island Echo would like to wish all of our readers, advertisers and supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Between now and Thursday 2nd January 2025 you may see less news from us than normal. This is to allow our...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car window was smashed and the vehicle set alight in Ventnor yesterday morning (Saturday). The incident happened on South Street, between 07:50 and 08:00. The owner of the black Mercedes, which was parked...

1 person is receiving treatment at Southampton General Hospital for serious injuries sustained in a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport late last night (Saturday). It was at around 23:45 that emergency services - including Police, fire...

Suspected Class A drugs were seized when Police raided an address on a quiet residential estate in Lake this morning (Friday). It was just before 08:00 that more than a dozen officers descended on Woodhall Drive, on the Merrie Gardens...

A sailing vessel with engine problems just off the North coast of the Isle of Wight was rescued by Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat yesterday evening (Thursday). It was just before 18:00 that HM Coastguard received reports from the lone skipper of...

A man in his 50s has tragically died just days before Christmas after being hit by a motorcycle whilst seemingly crossing the road on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Thursday).  It was just before 05:50 - in darkness -...

A serious road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian has resulted in the closure of the main road between Newport and Cowes this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred on the A3020 Horsebridge Hill near the junction with...