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A 51-year-old man from Newport remains in Police custody this morning (Friday) after being arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences, including drug driving and failing to provide. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to Medina...

A van has wiped out a lamp post and crashed into a wall in Ryde this morning (Friday) as a result of a suspected handbrake failure. The incident occurred on Upton Road near the junction with Pitt Street at around...

Engineers are quite literally looking into a problem that has arisen in Ventnor this evening (Thursday) - a sink hole. Motorists are being advised to divert as a result of a hole appearing in the carriageway at the top of...

Police, firefighters and paramedics are in attendance at a road traffic collision involving a van and 2 cars in the village of Godshill this lunchtime (Thursday).  The incident has occurred in a 20mph zone near to the model village in...

An electrical explosion at the substation on Quarry Road in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday) has been dramatically captured on video by a local resident. It is thought that 2 explosions occurred and that after the 1st, a Ryde resident managed...

Credit - Island Divers/Rebel Marine. Specialist contractors have worked together to recover the propeller of the stricken FastCat Wight Ryder 2, which fell off the vessel near Ryde Pier yesterday (Tuesday). Island Divers with the assistance of Rebel Marine, both...

A power outage in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday) is affecting more than 2,000 households and businesses in the PO33 region and neighbouring areas. Emergency services including 2 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire Service, as well as Police,...

A car has crashed into the front of a double decker bus in the heart of Newport town centre this morning (Wednesday). Police and paramedics are on scene at the junction of High Street and St James’ Street, with the...

Yarmouth's All Weather Lifeboat was called into action yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) when a small yacht reported engine diffuclities just outside Yarmouth Harbour. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Yarmouth Lifeboat to aid the vessel and its 2 occupants at 15:22....

A 36-year-old male from Freshwater has been released on bail following an alleged assault on a 1-year-old in Newport on Sunday evening. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police and paramedics were called to a property at Woodbine Close at 22:09...