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Reports of a man having gone missing in Nettlestone led to an emergency Police response to the village this afternoon (Friday). Officers from across the Island converged on the Caws Avenue area at just before 14:30. Police searching the area...

30-year-old Daniel Taylor has been charged with 2 counts of robbery and remanded in custody following an incident at Central Stores in Newport yesterday (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to the High Street at 14:18...

Cordons have been erected on a residential road in Binstead this afternoon (Friday) where firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus have entered a property. 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station were called to the scene on Greenway at around 13:45. At...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has responded to a medical emergency in the village of Godshill this lunchtime (Friday). Medics were scrambled to Central Wight at just before 13:00 to assist colleagues from the Isle of Wight...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a male tried to take money from the tills at Central Stores in Newport this afternoon (Thursday). Police were called at 14:18 to a report of a robbery at...

Concerns for the welfare of a female - thought to be a young child - led Police and paramedics to respond to a family centre in Newport earlier this afternoon (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at 13:45...

465 homes and businesses are without power in the St Lawrence area this afternoon (Thursday) due to an underground network fault. Supply was lost in the PO38 1 region at 14:15 - and it's not expected to be restored until...

Red Funnel's Red Jet 4 will not return to service on the hi-speed West Cowes-Southampton route, with the company blaming a drop in passenger numbers and growing maintenance costs for the decision. Earlier today Island Echo reported that Red Funnel...

A car has overturned onto its roof blocking the main road between Godshill and Whitwell this lunchtime (Thursday). Police are en-route to the incident on Whitwell Road, between the junctions of Sheepwash Lane and Southford Lane. The silver hatchback -...

A man armed with a Stanley knife was arrested following a domestic incident in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday) and has subsequently been charged. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to a domestic-related disturbance outside an address on Angelica...