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2 vehicles have become stranded in metre-deep flood water near Downend this morning (Wednesday) with firefighters called out to rescue the motorists involved. A Mazda MX-5 and a Ford Eco Sport have been abandoned in the flood on Briddlesford Road, outside...

Torrential downpours overnight have led to severe flooding in Binstead with homes now underwater and vehicles stranded.  Residents in Arnold Road, Cemetery Road and Binstead Hill have once again been hit by a sudden flood which has submerged a number...

1 person is confirmed to have died and 4 remain missing after 2 cargo ships collided off the coast of Germany in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). 1 of the ships involved - 'Verity' - belongs to Faversham...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Lake this lunchtime (Tuesday) where a worker has become injured after falling into a ditch on a sit-on mower. The incident has occurred in a small drainage gulley...

A total of 7 teenagers are due in court to face charges of high-value criminal damage in Shanklin. Between 5th May and 5th June 2022, it’s alleged that significant damage – estimated to be in excess of £200,000 worth –...

Even more bundles of Class A drugs are thought to have washed up on the Island's beaches and further along the South Coast, but the National Crime Agency is remaining tight-lipped about exactly how much cocaine they have recovered so...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are investigating a burglary in which 2 bikes were stolen in Seaview. The burglary was reported today (23rd October) but is suspected to have occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning. A property...

Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has announced the cancellation of 6 Red Jet services due to 'strong winds combined with Red Jet 4 operating limitations' this afternoon (Monday). Although the weather seems much calmer than that experienced during Storm Babet last...

The death of a man whose body was discovered on the banks of the River Medina last week (Friday 20th October) is being treated as unexplained Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo,...

A silver Ford Fiesta ST ended up in a field after ploughing through a hedge between Whitwell and Ventnor recently. The incident is thought to have taken place last week on a stretch of Whitwell Road between St Lawrence Shute...