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A 51-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder earlier this week has been bailed as investigations continue into the death of a woman in her 50s. As first reported by Island Echo, the body of a woman was discovered...

63-year-old Keith Heselton has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after being found guilty of 8 non-recent child sex offences that took place in Shanklin. In August 2021, it was reported to the Police that a girl under the...

Emergency services are responding to a 2-car collision on Strawberry Lane near Brighstone this morning (Wednesday). The incident, which occurred just before 07:30, has happened on the section of country lane between Lynch Lane and the B3399. The Isle of...

A man from Jersey who was found working in a Newport convenience store before being arrested by local Police has been handed 5-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of 8 sexual offences on his home Island. As exclusively...

Benign conditions on the Solent and convenient timing allowed Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat to respond to reports of 3 people in difficulty off Ryde at great speed earlier this evening (Tuesday). At 18:52, Solent Coastguard tasked the volunteers of Bembridge...

Investigations are continuing after the body of a woman in her 50s was discovered at a flat in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday), prompting a murder investigation to be launched. At around 21:00 last night, a 51-year-old man was arrested on...

Several fire crews were called to St Mary's Hospital earlier this morning (Tuesday) after a piece of medical equipment started emitting smoke. Firefighters from Newport, Ryde and Freshwater were called to the hospital in the County Town at around 09:55....

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman in her 50s was found at a property in Newport this afternoon (Monday). As first reported by Island Echo, detectives from Newport CID were...

Firefighters are tackling another van fire in East Cowes tonight (Monday) – prompting fears that the serial arsonist has returned to the town. A Ford transit has been severely damaged by a blaze that has broken out in a private...

A Police cordon has been erected around a flat at Woodbine Close in Newport as detectives launch an investigation into an ‘unexplained’ incident.  Multiple Police officers attended the address shortly before 14:30 this afternoon (Monday) with a number of detectives...