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SOUTHAMPTON DUO CHARGED OVER BURGLARY FROM CO-OP IN SANDOWN
A pair of Southampton men have been charged and given dates to appear before the courts following a burglary at The Co-op in Sandown earlier this week (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, officers were deployed to the High Street in...
Read moreDetailsWEATHER WARNING ISSUED AS HEAVY RAIN SET TO MOVE IN
Local weather forecaster IW Met Service have issued a weather warning for heavy rain set to move in tomorrow (Sunday) morning. It is predicted that a heavy band of rain will hit the Island between 04:00 and 10:00. Around 20mm...
Read moreDetailsCASH RECOVERED AS PART OF INVESTIGATION INTO CO-OP BURGLARY
Police say they have recovered what they believe to be some of the money stolen from the Co-Op in Sandown on Thursday night following the arrest of 2 men in East Cowes. As first reported by Island Echo, officers were deployed to...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND FIRE SERVICE INVESTIGATING CAUSE OF HOTEL FIRE IN SANDOWN
A joint Police and Fire investigation is underway to establish how a large fire broke out at the derelict Parkbury Hotel in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, a total of...
Read moreDetailsCAR DOORS OPENED OVERNIGHT AS INDIVIDUAL TARGETS PARKED VEHICLES IN EAST COWES
Some residents of East Cowes have awoken this morning (Saturday) to find their cars unlocked and the doors wide open. Many residents in the Osborne Road area of the North Wight town have been ‘targeted’ overnight. It is believed the...
Read moreDetailsDERELICT PARKBURY HOTEL GOES UP IN FLAMES IN SANDOWN
Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at the derelict Parkbury Hotel in Sandown this morning (Saturday). 6 pumping appliances from stations across the Island, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit are all on scene at Broadway, where...
Read moreDetailsSUELLA VISITS RYDE AND THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND ISLE OF WIGHT EAST CANDIDATE
Former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, paid a visit to Ryde today (Friday) where she met local business people and even got behind the bar at Yelfs Hotel. Top of the agenda during today's visit was the future opportunities for Ryde...
Read moreDetailsSUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR BOAT OWNER AFTER INJURING FRIENDS IN WEST WIGHT CLIFF CRASH
The owner of a boat that smashed into rocks in the West Wight back in September 2022 has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £20,000 by a Judge. Following a joint investigation by the Maritime and...
Read moreDetails2 MAINLANDERS ARRESTED AS £5,000 CASH STOLEN FROM SANDOWN CO-OP
Police have confirmed that £5,000 was stolen from the Co-Op in Sandown last night (Thursday), with 2 men from Southampton arrested as they headed for the Red Funnel ferry. As first reported by Island Echo, officers were deployed to the...
Read moreDetailsSHOP WORKER’S NOSE BROKEN IN EAST COWES ROBBERY – TEENAGER ARRESTED AND IN CUSTODY
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after an incident in East Cowes on Wednesday, in which a shopworker was assaulted and left with a broken nose. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is appealing for witnesses...
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