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A car crash on St Lawrence Shute prompted a large response from the emergency services this evening (Monday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are currently in attendance and the road has been closed in both directions while recovery...

Police are appealing for the public’s help in locating missing 64-year-old Gillian Burns from Bembridge, who hasn’t been seen since last night (Sunday). A multi-agency search has been activated in a bid to find Gillian, whose bicycle has been discovered...

Police, HM Coastguard and WightSAR have descended on Culver Down near Bembridge this morning (Monday) where a search has been launched for a missing local woman. Concerns are growing for the lady’s welfare, especially given the adverse wet and windy...

Bembridge RNLI were tasked to assist a vessel which had run aground near the entrance to Bembridge Harbour earlier today (Sunday). The All-Weather Lifeboat was launched at around 11:40 at the request of UK (Solent) Coastguard to assist a 40...

A fire at a barbecue restaurant in Wroxall has prompted a large response from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this evening (Sunday). The alarm was raised at around 19:50 with fire crews from a host of...

A man from East Cowes has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an incident in Ryde Town Centre last night (Saturday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 22:25 with reports of...

A man in his 30s has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car on a main road in Calbourne last night (Saturday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services crews were called to the B3401, near the...

Officers investigating a duo of burglaries in Cowes have charged a 25-year-old mainland man. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 07:39 on Friday (15th September) with reports 2 that houses had been burgled overnight in Castle...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Calbourne this evening (Saturday) following an incident which has seen a pedestrian hit by a car.  Emergency service crews were called to the scene on the B3401, near...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was launched last night (Friday) to sort out double-trouble in Osborne Bay. 1 of the incidents involved a RIB with a damaged propeller, carrying 7 people, many of them feeling the cold. Because of the need to...