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Police and a single fire crew responded to Calbourne this morning (Thursday) after a lorry left the road and ended up in a hedge. Officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at around 10:15 to reports of...

3 men have been arrested following a CCTV appeal issued by Police into an incident that saw 3 women get assaulted in Newport Town Centre in January.  As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 01:45 on 21st January, 2...

Police are appealing for information after vandals caused extensive damage to a window at Ryde's Iceland store in the early hours of this morning. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at around 03:10 this morning (Thursday)...

Firefighters from Newport and Ryde responded to a block of flats in Cowes earlier this morning (Thursday) when smoke was seen issuing from a property. At just after 08:30, reports were received in the control room that an alarm was...

A car has careered into railings on the main Sandown to Shanklin road this evening (Wednesday). The Suzuki SX4 was travelling towards Shanklin from Lake when it crashed into the railings just after Skew Bridge at shortly before 20:35. The...

Do you know this person? A CCTV image of a woman who is wanted in connection with an alleged high value theft of make up in Newport has been released. Approximately £515 worth of Maybelline lipstick and lip crayons were...

Police are in attendance at Marlborough Road in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday) where the driver of a Mazda has ploughed into a parked car. The incident has involved a Mazda 2 and a Citroen C4 Cactus and has taken place...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to approve a budget which will see Council Tax bills increase by 4.99% from April, meaning an extra £86.46 per year for a typical Band D property - and at the same time...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested, questioned and released on bail in connection with suspected drug dealing in The Bay. Plain clothed and uniformed officers descended on the Sandown, Lake and Shanklin area last night (Tuesday) as part of 'Operation...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced a major change this afternoon (Tuesday), with a merger all but in name with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust which will see the 2 trusts share a Chief Executive, Executive team and...