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A 24-year-old man from Ventnor is under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Petersfield yesterday morning (Thursday) - an incident that led to the Bomb Disposal team being called out. Police descended on Stonechat Close at...

A woman has been airlifted to a mainland hospital after sustaining a significant head injury in her own home in Sandown, with an elderly male also taken to hospital. Police say the woman has sustained serious injuries as a result...

A serious incident at an address in Sandown has seen the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance land in the middle of a residential area this morning (Friday). The distinctive yellow helicopter flew low over Perowne Way before touching...

A medical emergency in the South Wight saw the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance scrambled to Bonchurch this morning (Friday). The helicopter made the journey south, circling the skies above the village, before landing in the local area...

Police are investigating an incident in which a man tried to grab a 12-year-old boy after offering him sweets on Pan estate in Newport. At around 14:00 on Tuesday (6th August), a 12-year-old boy was walking in Isobel Park, near...

A 37-year-old man at the centre of an arson investigation following a fire at a property in Binstead last month has been bailed until October. As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

Firefighters are tackling yet another fire at the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown this evening (Thursday). 3 appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde are on scene on the High Street and on the Esplanade after an orange glow was seen...

Police, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are responding to an incident at Whale Chine off Military Road this evening (Thursday). Several emergency vehicles are on scene along the remote stretch of South Wight coast having been...

Wightlink will be running a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route tomorrow (Friday) due to the absence of yet another essential crew member. Staffing troubles will once again impact the cross-Solent firm's operation as tourists flock to the Isle of...

A motorcyclist has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries after ending up in a ditch having collided with a car at Compton this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency services - including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance...