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Two men in their 40s have been arrested in connection with the burglary of various items from a changing room at Shanklin Football Club over the weekend (Saturday 20th January). As first reported by Island Echo, various members of the...

Red Funnel has suspended its hi-speed Red Jet service due to increasing adverse weather conditions. Although all other cross-Solent services are running, the operational limits of Red Jet 6 mean the West Cowes-Southampton service has been brought to a halt....

A 3-vehicle shunt on the approach to Yarbridge in Brading is causing delays on the main route between Ryde and Sandown this morning (Tuesday). The incident has occurred on New Road, on the approach to the busy crossroads junction, and...

Emergency services are in attendance on Middle Road between Chessell and Calbourne this morning (Tuesday) in response to a road traffic collision. It’s understood that 1 vehicle has been involved in the smash on the B3401 Newport Road, to the...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was deployed to the village of Bembridge overnight in response to a serious medical emergency. Flying doctors were alerted to what is understood to have been a cardiac arrest at Bembridge Coast...

22-year-old Harry White has appeared in court - and has been remanded in custody - following a knifepoint robbery in Newport. Police were called at 23:39 on Thursday (18th January) by a man in his 20s reporting he had been...

A crash between an ambulance and a car has forced the closure of the main road through the heart of Ryde tonight (Sunday). The 2-vehicle collision has occurred on the crossroads junction of Green Street and High Street. It appears...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds has been upgraded to amber by the IW Met Service, with forecasters warning of winds of up to 80mph hitting parts of the Isle of Wight from later on today (Sunday). A spell...

A woman who found herself stuck in the mud - quite literally - was rescued from Ryde Marina yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and the specialist mud rescue team from Ventnor were mobilised to the Esplanade at 13:23....

Red Jet services have been suspended - and there is further travel disruption across the Island - as adverse weather conditions hit the Isle of Wight. A weather front known as Storm Isha is moving across the United Kingdom, bringing...