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A 2-car crash - which has resulted in a callout for police, fire and paramedics  - is blocking Briddlesford Road this morning (Saturday). The incident has seen a Ford Fiesta pulling out of Blacklands Lane and Suzuki Swift heading towards...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) was scrambled straight from a medical emergency in Wootton to another incident in Niton this afternoon (Friday). As previously reported by Island Echo, HIOWAA was called to Wootton this lunchtime at...

A medical emergency at an address on the outskirts of Wootton has prompted the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) this lunchtime (Friday). Upon leaving its North-Hampshire base at around 12:30, the helicopter made the...

A Wootton man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after he crashed his van into a tree before fleeing the scene last night (Thursday). Police, fire and paramedics were called to Briddlesford Road at around 19:30 last night following...

A report that 2 paddle-boarders were in difficulty in the sea led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat yesterday afternoon. As the lifeboat had just returned from an exercise, the response was even faster than usual. Despite then losing...

Major disruption on Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service is set to continue following the firm's announcement that a revised timetable is to be in operation until next Friday. The cross-Solent travel operator has had issues with both Red Eagle and...

A trio of men arrested as part of an attempted child abduction incident back in April, are to face no further action. As previously reported by Island Echo, it was reported to Police back on the 29th April that a...

Issues with the sewage system on board Red Osprey along with the earlier engine issues on Red Eagle, means that Red Funnel is currently experiencing delays of up to 4 hours on its vehicle ferry service this afternoon (Thursday). As...

Police are looking to identify a man as part of an investigation into 2 theft incidents carried out at The Little Cow Shed in Havenstreet. One occurred on the evening of 30th June and another in the early hours of...

Red Funnel has this morning (Thursday) announced the cancellation of 8 scheduled crossings which will cause problems to passengers from dawn.  The following vehicle ferries from Southampton have been cancelled: 05:00, 08:00, 11:00 and 14:00 The following vehicle ferries from...