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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...

Nettlestone residents are without water yet again this afternoon (Monday) whilst Southern Water carries out urgent repairs. Water in the East Wight village was switched off at around 14:00 with it not set to return until around 17:00 at the...

Officers investigating a series of thefts in Freshwater have charged a teenage boy. The 14-year-old, from Freshwater, was charged last night (Sunday 11th June) with the following offences: 2 counts of theft, relating to a drink, alcohol and a sandwich...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending an incident involving a bin lorry in the West Wight this morning (Monday). 1 appliance from Freshwater was mobilised to Colwell Road at around 09:40 after it was reported...