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Concerns that a serial poisoner has returned to Parkhurst Forest near Newport have been raised after a dog died and another suffered a seizure. Yesterday (Sunday) a dog had to be rushed to the vets after consuming something poisonous during...

A man who was found unconscious in the water off Bembridge this afternoon (Monday) has died, Police have confirmed. It was at around 13:30 that a dog walker raised concerns with HM Coastguard about a 12ft boat that was spotted drifting...

Gritters will be out and about on the Island's roads in the early hours of tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Island Roads confirmed that gritting lorries will be out on the precautionary routes at around 03:00 tomorrow. Bridge decks at Stag Lane...

HM Coastguard has launched a search and rescue operation to find a sailor who is thought to have gone overboard from their boat off Bembridge. A vessel has come ashore at Whitecliff Bay without any persons on board, sparking fears...

Firefighters are tackling a vehicle fire at Pondwell on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Monday). 1 appliance from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is on scene at Nettlestone Hill where a fire has engulfed the...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested and questioned after an alleged assault on Union Street over the weekend saw 1 man taken to hospital. As first reported by Island Echo, officers responded to Union Street at 01:28 on Saturday morning...

Police are investigating the behaviour of 3 men after they attempted to snatch a dog from a 9-year-old girl on Sandown High Street on Saturday. The incident occurred between 13:20 and 13:40 outside Sainsbury's on High Street. A man approached...

Firefighters from Freshwater worked to extinguish a blaze that had been deliberately started in some woodland above Totland Pier earlier this afternoon (Sunday). The incident occurred at around 15:30 in an area of woodland above the iconic pier. The fire...

A van has crashed straight into some railings on a busy road in Lake this afternoon (Sunday). The incident occurred at around 15:00 on the corner of Lake Hill and Sandown Road, just outside Kimbo’s. A white Citroen Relay van...

Firefighters extinguished a barn ablaze on a rural road in Wootton yesterday morning (Saturday), but both firefighters and the landowner are unsure as to how exactly the fire started. The incident occurred at Blackberry Farm on Upper Woodside Road shortly...