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Police officers were called to St Mary's Hospital in Newport this lunchtime (Friday) to detain a male who had been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to St Mary’s...

A power cut is affecting over 115 postcode areas in the PO33 area this afternoon (Friday).  Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they are aware of a fault that is affecting homes and businesses in Ryde. It's understood over 1,600...

Victim Tommy Barton 2 men accused of stabbing 30-year-old Tommy Barton to death in Ryde last weekend have been remanded in custody until September. 27-year-old Cameron Baker of Leed Street in Sandown and 27-year-old Rio Scott of Park Road in...

3 more people have been arrested following a public order incident in Binstead yesterday morning (Thursday), which has led to a house being raided and a quantity of drugs being seized. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed...

An elderly sailor located on a boat just 100m off the shore at Ryde is the subject of another operation involving HM Coastguard this morning (Friday) - for the 2nd time this week. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Bembridge RNLI...

Fire crews are tackling a large fire in Binstead this afternoon (Thursday) leading to significant traffic delays in the area. Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene off Binstead Road, near...

Police have confirmed that 2 people have been arrested on suspicion of affray following an incident in Binstead earlier this morning (Thursday), which led to a large area of open land being cordoned off. As first reported by Island Echo,...

Police have erected cordons around 2 grassed areas on a residential street in Binstead following a serious incident earlier this morning (Thursday). Officers are currently present at Ringwood Road, on the corner of Beatrice Close, just off the main Newport to Ryde...

A man and a woman have both been sentenced to over a year in prison for trying to smuggle drugs into HMP Isle of Wight. 39-year-old sex offender Adam Ward of HMP The Verne, and 50-year-old Nicola Hine, of Lampton...

2 men accused of murdering 30-year-old Tommy Barton, who was stabbed multiple times during a fight in the early hours of Sunday morning, have appeared in court. 27-year-old Cameron Wayne Baker and 27-year-old Rio Tyrrell Scott appeared before Southampton Magistrates Court...