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Firefighters have responded to a reported fire at HMP Isle of Wight this evening (Tuesday), with fears prisoners may have been trapped inside.  4 pumping appliances from Newport, East Cowes and Cowes were mobilised to Parkhurst prison at 18:02, with...

A 23-year-old man from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and going equipped after Police responded to reports of a burglary in progress in Lake last night (Monday). Officers were alerted to an ongoing incident at 19:56 when...

Those travelling across the Solent with Wightlink are facing yet more disruption today (Tuesday) after the ferry St Faith was damaged as a result of a collision - not a mechanical issue as first thought. Yesterday the cross-Solent operator said...

Local councillor Daryll Pitcher has been found guilty of 2 counts of rape against a child and will now be placed on the Sex Offenders Register. 46-year-old Pitcher, of Norman Way in Wootton, now faces a possible prison sentence after...

Mystery surrounds a Peugeot that has been left abandoned in a field on the outskirts of Havenstreet. The vehicle - a black Peugeot - was heading towards Binstead along Main Road when the driver mounted the verge and careered through...

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including possession of a knife, after Police descended on a residential address in Shanklin yesterday evening (Sunday). Officers responded to the scene on Josephs Way in the...

A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after an incident in Ryde last night (Sunday) in which a number of windows were smashed and an individual took to sitting in the middle of the road. As first...

A teenager from Sandown who was arrested on suspicion of arson on Friday evening has been released without any further action in what seems like a case of mistaken identity.  As first reported by Island Echo, at around 19:45 on...

Around 1,400 properties in the Newport area have been hit by a power cut this morning (Monday). A total of 96 postcode areas are without electricity as a result of the fault, which became evidence at 09:32. Scottish and Southern...

Wightlink is advising of delays of up to 2 hours on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service this morning (Monday) due to a mechanical issue with St Faith. The cross-Solent operator has had to pull the ageing vessel from service due...