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A 76-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder earlier this week has been bailed, as detectives continue to investigate the suspicious death of a woman in her 70s. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to a detached...

A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway on the seafront in Shanklin tonight (Tuesday) amid fears of a person may be in difficulty in the water. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was first to respond...

An investigation into a string of arson attacks in East Cowes has been filed by Police as their prime suspect - Clive South - has died, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. Between July 2022 and June 2023, almost a dozen...

Flying medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have touched down in central Newport this lunchtime (Tuesday) in response to a cardiac arrest on Pan Estate. The yellow helicopter has touched down in the playing fields of...

Reports of a coffee roaster alight at an industrial unit in Rookley has prompted a response from firefighters this morning (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin - as well as an aerial ladder platform from Newport - were...

A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of an elderly woman's body inside a home in Wootton yesterday morning (Monday). Police were called to a detached property on Glendale Close at 09:42, with officers...

Police are keeping guard around a property on a quiet residential close in Wootton following a serious incident at the address earlier today (Monday). Glendale Close, off Station Road, is normally a sleepy street but was instead a hive of...

A motorcyclist has sustained potentially serious injuries as a result of a road traffic collision at Blackwater, to which the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled this evening (Monday). Emergency services are currently on scene at...

Police executed warrants at 2 rural Isle of Wight properties as part of a drugs supply investigation this morning (Monday) - but failed to locate any illegal substances. Officers clad in protective equipment arrived at a stable block on Whitehouse...

A man who was seen to enter the sea during the middle of the night - and not return - was rushed to hospital during the early hours of this morning (Monday) following a search and rescue operation to find...