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56-year-old Richard Price from Freshwater is to appear in court next week accused of causing serious injury to an elderly pedestrian by careless driving. It was on 27th January last year that an Island Roads vehicle struck a male and...

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...