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A pillar that has stood at the entrance to the former Standard Hotel in Freshwater for over 100 years has been destroyed by a van this morning (Friday). The Renault panel van is understood to have rolled into the concrete...

Firefighters have been tackling a large bin fire in the heart of Newport Town Centre tonight (Thursday). Smoke filled Scarrots Lane at around 20:30 when a red Biffa bin was seemingly set alight. As well as causing damage to the...

40-year-old Michael Phillips has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for seriously assaulting 3 women whilst holding them hostage at knifepoint for over 3 hours on Christmas Day. Phillips forced entry to an address on Carisbrooke Road on 25th...

Passengers on Hovertravel have been forced to walk across the sand at Ryde after it took Island Flyer over an hour to cross from Southsea today (Thursday). Island Echo understands that the 11:15 crossing from Southsea took around 60 minutes,...

The Floating bridge - which runs between Cowes and East Cowes - is to remain out of action throughout the whole of Cowes Week 2023, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. It has been over 10 days since the...

25-year-old Harrison Blake is to appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Thursday) charged with affray and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. As previously reported by Island Echo, police were called at...

A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences yesterday (Wednesday) has been bailed until October. As first reported by Island Echo, detectives and other specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE), supported by Hampshire &...

2 people are in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and stabbed in Cowes early this morning (Wednesday). Police were called shortly before 06:30 after a 27-year-old woman was assaulted at an address on Pallance Road...

A 16-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences this morning (Wednesday). Detectives and other specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE), supported by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, descended...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray after an incident in Newport Town Centre last night (Tuesday). Police were called at 20:34 to reports of a male threatening people with a broken glass bottle at Newport Bus...