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Bembridge RNLI responded to reports of a man with a head injury on a cargo ship over 5-and-a-half nautical miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight yesterday evening (Tuesday). In difficult conditions, the All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was...

Piers Braizer, the prime suspect of a brutal murder in Ryde, which he was later cleared of committing, has been found dead. The 39-year-old was previously accused of killing 33-year-old Scott Cooper from Newport at a flat in Ryde back...

Emergency services are urging walkers to be aware of treacherous conditions on the coast after being called out twice in 2 days to people stuck in the mud at St Helens.  Chris Thearle, Station Manager for Hampshire & Isle of...

Coastguard Rescue Teams and firefighters have rushed to The Duver in St Helens this afternoon (Tuesday) as a result of 2 teenagers becoming stuck in the mud - less than 24 hours after a male was rescued from the exact...

Islanders are being told to expect stronger winds than initially anticipated tomorrow (Wednesday) as blustery conditions look set to grace the Island. As previously reported by Island Echo, local weather forecaster IW Met Service issued 2 weather warnings - 1...

Police on the Isle of Wight have been conducting regular patrols of Parkhurst Forest following an incident in which a man exposed his genitals. As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called on the...

A 40-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a man in his 50s sustained a head injury at an address in Ventnor on Sunday evening. Officers from Hampshire...

A man stuck in the mud at Priory Bay in St Helens has prompted a response from the Coastguard and fire crews this evening (Monday). Coastguard Rescue Crews from Ventnor and Bembridge are at the scene alongside numerous fire crews...

Police have launched an arson investigation after a shed fire broke out in the grounds of a derelict hotel in Sandown earlier today (Monday). As previously reported by Island Echo fire crews from Shanklin and Sandown were called to the...

High winds on the Solent have caused Hovertravel service between Ryde and Southsea to be suspended this afternoon (Easter Monday). The cross-Solent travel company is citing adverse weather as the reason for the suspension. Tickets are being accepted on the...