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A flood alert has been issued for the Eastern Yar once again, with rising river levels expected to cause flooding in the Sandown area. The Environment Agency says that owing to 12mm of rainfall over the past 24 hours or...

Police investigating the theft of £10,000 worth of suncream from Boots stores across the Isle of Wight have released CCTV images of 2 men they want to speak to. As exclusively reported by Island Echo on Wednesday, Hampshire & Isle...

Fears that an elderly man had been drink driving led to Police being called to Military Road yesterday evening (Thursday). Officers were deployed to the scene near Chale at 18:12 when a concerned member of the public alerted Police to...

A number of commuter sailings on Red Funnel's Red Jet service between West Cowes-Southampton have been cancelled this morning (Friday). It's said that an obstruction in an inner starboard jet unit limits the operating capabilities of Red Jet 6, which...

Leeson Road - the main road connecting Shanklin to Ventnor - is to remain closed for the foreseeable future after last year's major landslide, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed at a packed-out meeting tonight (Thursday). Back in early...

The Island's only Body Shop store is to close within the next 6 weeks it has today (Leap Day) been confirmed. As previously reported by Island Echo FRP Advisory was appointed by owners Aurelius to oversee the administration process, which...

IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds, with rain also set to bring unfavourable conditions across the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Friday). Forecasters say a spell of very wet and windy weather will develop during...

Police are on the hunt for a slippery duo who stole £10,000 worth of suncream from Boots stores across the Isle of Wight earlier this week. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has launched an investigation into a series of...

3 men from Southampton have been charged with burglary after a quantity of cash was stolen during a break-in at the Co-Op in Shanklin on Sunday night. As first reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off the supermarket on Landguard Road...

Island Line will switch to an hourly service from tomorrow (Thursday) until further notice as the 'new' Class 484 trains are proving problematic. Despite a recent £26million investment in the Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin service, which promised greater connectivity,...