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Police are seeking witnesses and information after 2 parked cars were damaged in a hit and run smash in Sandown this morning (Saturday). A Renault Clio and a Ford B-Max sustained significant damage following the smash on Broadway overnight. Police...

A 36-year-old Ryde man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after he stabbed a male in the back and on the arm in Shanklin yesterday evening (Friday). Police and paramedics descended on the seaside...

A small electrical fire at a yacht club in Cowes has led to an emergency response from fire crews tonight (Friday). 3 appliances from Newport and Cowes were mobilised by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to...

Armed Police have descended on the streets of Shanklin this evening (Friday) following what is understood to be a stabbing - with a suspect still at large. 1 male is said to be in a serious condition and is being...

Motorists are having to divert following a road traffic collision on Middle Road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred on the B3401 Calbourne Road - more commonly known as Middle Road - at Swainston. Police,...

77-year-old Miranda Mellor from Newport has been named as the victim of a crash between a taxi and a trailer on The Downs earlier this month. It was at 11:20 on the morning of Saturday 8th June that emergency services...

Police have confirmed the sudden death of a festivalgoer in their 40s at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to the incident in the campsite area at 10:51 yesterday morning (Thursday), just...

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance was scrambled to reports of a car colliding with a tree between Rookley and Chillerton during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Emergency services were called to Highwood Lane at just gone 01:00...

A 36-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash on the outskirts of Ryde last night (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Stroudwood Road shortly after 22:00...

A front-end smash between a classic Ford Fiesta and a BMW 1-Series has led to the closure of a road on the outskirts of Ryde tonight (Thursday). Police are on scene at Stroudwood Road, Upton where a Fiesta MkII has...