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A 22-year-old man from Cowes has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after reports of a man having been assaulted with a baseball bat. Police were called at around 14:30 this afternoon (Sunday) to the incident...

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the Downs this afternoon (Sunday) after a collision on Mersley Downs Road at the junction with Rowlands Lane and Lime Kiln Shute. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is present...

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a vehicle collided with a parked car in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police were called at 00:50 to reports of a 2 vehicle collision on...

2 people who were stuck on the rocks near Culver after capsizing their kayak have been rescued this afternoon (Saturday). HM Coastguard were alerted just after 12:20 and rescue teams were swiftly deployed. Sandown Lifeboat helped the 2 kayakers ashore...

A man seen carrying a machete on the streets of Ryde has prompted the deployment of Armed Police to the town this lunchtime (Saturday). St Thomas’ Street has been closed to pedestrians and all traffic as armed officers take up position...

CCTV footage of a Police sergeant using 'simply inexcusable' force against 2 detainees in custody at Newport has been released following the dismissal of Sgt Simon Lythgoe yesterday (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, 50-year-old Simon Lythgoe appeared before...

Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is running with delays of 90 minutes today (Friday) due to a mechanical issue with 1 of the ferries. The cross-Solent operator advised earlier this morning that customers can expect their sailings to be delayed...

29-year-old Ronnie Morris has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after allegedly shooting a man in the eye with a BB gun earlier this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 23:34 on...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman had a handbag snatched from her in the middle of Newport last week. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has launched a witness appeal...

A 46-year-old man and a 29-year-old man have been arrested after another man was shot in the eye with a BB gun in Ryde last night (Tuesday). Police were called at 23:34 to reports of an assault at an address...