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PROUTEN BACK BEFORE THE COURTS CHARGED WITH THEFT AND DRIVING OFFENCES
40-year-old Darren Prouten has been remanded in custody after being charged with numerous theft and driving offences. On Monday evening, Police stopped a BMW on Pan Estate in Newport and allegedly found Prouten at the wheel of the vehicle. He...
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VEHICLES OFFLOADED IN SOUTHAMPTON AFTER FERRY PROBLEM – DELAYS EXPECTED
An issue with the Red Osprey car ferry has led to drivers having to reverse their vehicles off the 18:00 sailing from Southampton this evening (Tuesday). It’s said that fumes or smoke has been identified in the engine room of...
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SNOW WARNING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT AS ‘A FEW CENTIMETRES’ POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY
A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with local forecasters IW Met Service saying a few centimetres is possible in some parts of the Island... It is currently anticipated that an area of...
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GODSHILL LEFT WITHOUT POWER AS NETWORK FAULT HITS
A power cut has hit Godshill leaving nearly all of the village without power this morning (Tuesday). The outage was first logged at around 08:45 this morning. 22 postcodes are affected with an estimated 413 customers without power. Scottish and...
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AUDI TT ROLLS INTO SHOPFRONT ON UNION STREET – MINIMAL DAMAGE CAUSED
Minor damage has been caused to a car and a building after an Audi TT rolled into a shopfront in Ryde this morning (Monday). The vehicle has collided with a wall on Union Street between Greenhams newsagents and Michaelangelo's restaurant....
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BELONGINGS DESTROYED AS FLAT BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE ON BLUEBELL MEADOWS
Fire crews are tackling a fire that has broken out in a flat on Bluebell Meadows in Newport this afternoon (Sunday). The incident has occurred at a block of flats on Godric Road. Appliances from Cowes and Newport were mobilised...
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EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT SEES 32-YEAR-OLD ISLAND MAN TAKEN TO COURT IN LONDON
Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested a 32-year-old man from Ryde yesterday (Friday) before escorting him all the way to London so that he could appear in court. The man - who hasn't been named - was...
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49-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED DOUBLE KNIFE ATTACK IN RYDE
A man from Ryde has been arrested after he allegedly attacked 2 people with a knife in Ryde town centre last night (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to an address on Union Street at...
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LIFEBOAT LAUNCHED TO CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER TAKEN UNWELL OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Bembridge Lifeboat was launched to assist a cruise ship passenger who had been taken unwell off the coast of the Isle of Wight during the early hours of this morning (Friday). At just before 02:00, the volunteer RNLI crew launched...
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POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED AND SUSPENDED FROM DUTY AS FORCE LAUNCHES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
An Isle of Wight police officer has been arrested and suspended from duty as part of a criminal investigation into their conduct, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. It's understood that the local officer - who is not being named by...
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