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Police on the Isle of Wight are seeking a male who indecently exposed himself and committed a lewd act in front of families in Shanklin. It’s been reported to Police that at around 12:30 on Wednesday 31st July, a man...

A man in his 60s has tragically died after being pulled from the sea in front of crowds of beachgoers at Freshwater Bay. The individual was sighted in difficulty and rescued from the water onto the beach at around 11:40...

An emergency on the beach at Freshwater Bay has led to the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this lunchtime (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has an ambulance crew and 2 response cars in...

A pensioner at the centre of an attempted murder investigation has been released from custody on bail. The 83-year-old male was detained by Police on suspicion of attempting to murder a woman at a property on The Ridgeway, Sandown on...

A 31-year-old man caught in possession of a knife has been arrested after 2 people were assaulted during a disturbance at a property in Bembridge. Police were called at 19:38 on Friday evening (9th August) to reports of an incident...

Concerns for a number of swimmers reported to be in distress in the vicinity of Ryde Pier has led to a multi-agency response this afternoon (Saturday). Solent Coastguard is coordinating a large scale search and rescue operation on the Esplanade...

An 83-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident at a home in Sandown yesterday morning (Friday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to a bungalow on The Ridgeway, off Perowne Way,...

A 34ft yacht that went hard aground in the mud of Beaulieu River led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Friday). The lifeboat arrived to find a man and a woman aboard the yacht, by then heavily...

A walker who sustained an injury in a remote spot high upon Chillerton Down was rescued by Coastguards and paramedics earlier this evening (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service was alerted to the casualty’s plight at around 19:00, with...

Firefighters are responding to yet another fire at the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown - for the second time in just over 24 hours. 3 appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde are in attendance on the Esplanade and the High...