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18-year-old Owen Chambers - who has admitted causing serious injury to a child during a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Whitwell back in February - has been warned that he is likely to receive a custodial sentence when...

Emergency services are responding to a crash in the village of Havenstreet this morning (Monday), which has seen a vehicle roll off the road and onto its roof. The incident has occurred near to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway...

The Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed that a case of bluetongue virus has been identified on the Isle of Wight and, as a result, the Island has been placed into a restriction zone. It was last Thursday that...

The driver of a Volkswagen Golf R has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving after ploughing into a garden fence in Cowes during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police had already been made aware of...

Firefighters from Ryde were mobilised to tackle a reported car fire in the town during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). 1 appliance responded to Wood Street - near the junction with Dover Street - at around 02:00. It...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel at least 10 hi-speed Red Jet sailings today (Saturday) due to a technical issue. Earlier in the day the 11:30 and 12:05 sailings from Southampton were cancelled, alongside the 12:05 and 12:40 from...

A baby dolphin was found washed ashore on the beach at Lake this morning (Friday). HM Coastguard was alerted to the discovery near Littlestairs - between Sandown and Shanklin - at around 10:30. Coastguard Rescue Officers from Bembridge were mobilised...

A 30-year-old Newport woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash which saw her car end up on its side in Newport yesterday evening (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called just before...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of a lone sailor on a grounded 32ft yacht on the Hampshire shore in the early hours of this morning (Friday). The yacht had gone aground at the entrance of Beaulieu River and...

The driver of a Peugeot is being tended to by paramedics after smashing into a parked car and rolling their vehicle onto its side on Pan Estate in Newport tonight (Thursday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are...