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The discovery of blocks of cocaine at an Isle of Wight landmark - thought to have been moved and hidden after washing up on the beach - has led to the arrest of a 57-year-old Ryde man, Island Echo can...

A power outage in the Northern part of Newport is affecting over 800 customers this afternoon (Monday).  The outage was 1st reported some 30 minutes ago at around 14:00. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) estimate around 67 postcodes have...

3 mainland men who were arrested on suspicion of Class A drug offences after they were rescued by the RNLI over the weekend have been bailed. It was at around 15:30 on Saturday afternoon that Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat...

A fire that broke out in an alleyway between 2 shops led to 12 people being evacuated from their properties in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised...

A lone fisherman whose 15ft boat developed engine trouble in Osborne Bay near East Cowes was rescued by Cowes RNLI last night (Sunday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Cowes' Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat at just before 19:15, in response...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Long Lane on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Sunday). 1 vehicle - a white Citroen C1 - has been involved in the crash between...

3 men have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs after their boat was rescued by the RNLI off the coast of the Isle of Wight last night (Saturday). It was at around 15:30 yesterday...

Armed Police are keeping guard over a boat that has been cordoned off at Yarmouth Harbour this morning (Sunday). An inner cordon has been established around the vessel ‘Yvonne T’ with access to the pontoon it is moored alongside also...

Wightlink has been forced to cancel 8 sailings on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth service tomorrow (Saturday) - the 2nd week in a row that the firm's weekend service has been disrupted. It's said that the absence of an essential crew member means...

The extent of a major, multi-agency operation to recover millions of pounds worth of cocaine from around the Isle of Wight is now becoming clear - with a further package located on a beach in West Sussex yesterday (Thursday). This...