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1 person sustained serious injuries in a 3-car crash on Long Lane between Newport and Downend yesterday evening (Sunday), Police have confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Long Lane at just before 18:00 to...

A serious crash involving at least 2 cars has forced the closure of Long Lane between Newport and Downend tonight (Sunday). Police have closed the road in both directions between Robin Hill roundabout and Staplers Road having been alerted to...

Firefighters have responded to reports of a fire on board a boat on the River Medina this evening (Friday), with HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service now also involved in the incident. 3 appliances from Newport and...

Firefighters from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin are working to assist a horse that has fallen in a field near Haylands in Ryde this morning (Friday). Working alongside a local vet, crews are preparing to use specialist animal rescue equipment to...

Four raccoons are currently on the loose having escaped from Amazon World overnight but members of the public are being urged not to approach the quartet if they are to see them. The all-female foursome are believed to have escaped...

24-year-old Finlay Bakewell has been charged with 2 offences and will appear before Magistrates later today (Thursday) following an incident involving Armed Police in East Cowes yesterday. Bakewell, of no fixed abode, has been charged with possession of a knife...

2 men from Ryde have been arrested as part of a Police investigation into thefts from an Isle of Wight business by its own employees. Officers attended addresses in Castle Street and Nelson Street in Ryde this morning (Wednesday) and...

A firearm and 2 knives have been seized by Armed Police following the arrest of a 24-year-old man in East Cowes, who has been detained on suspicion of false imprisonment. At just gone 09:00 this morning, Hampshire & Isle of...

Armed Police have taken up position surrounding a block of flats in East Cowes this lunchtime (Wednesday) as part of a major operation. It was at around 10:00 this morning that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary began their op...

A pair of males from Leeds - aged 50 and 17 respectively - have been arrested following an incident that unfolded in Whitwell earlier today (Tuesday) after several vehicles were seen to contravene a no-entry sign. Following complaints from members...