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Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to come forward after an elderly couple in their 80s were knocked down by an Island Roads van whilst shopping in Newport on Friday. It was just before 11:50 that emergency services responded...

An ongoing issue with the compass system on board 1 of Red Funnel's car ferries has forced the cancellation of at least 2 Sunday morning sailings. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that a technical issue with the gyro compass system...

1 person has been flown to the major trauma centre in Southampton and another has been conveyed to St Mary's Hospital after being knocked over by a van in Newport. The incident occurred at Church Litten, outside Marks & Spencers,...

Tributes have been paid to 81-year-old Brigid O'Hara Murray from Totland, who was tragically killed after being run over by a lorry in Newport High Street last week. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to the scene...

A raid in Newport yesterday afternoon (Thursday) led to Police making 2 drug-related arrests. At around 14:50, officers from the High Harm Team attended the residential address on Whitepit Lane and detained a 48-year-old male and a 49-year-old male. During...

A man is recovering after being badly beaten by a ‘gang of men’ who allegedly jumped out of a vehicle and assaulted him at the roadside in Shanklin earlier this week. The incident happened on Church Road, next to Big...

44-year-old Daniel Sivyour from Newport has been jailed for more than 6 years for his role in an organised crime gang that sold drugs on the Isle of Wight and across the Hampshire and Dorset regions. 18 members of the...

Lengthy rush hour delays are being experienced on the main Newport to Cowes road this teatime (Thursday) as a result of a broken down horsebox. Traffic along Parkhurst Road, Horsebridge Hill, Cowes Road and Newport Road is very heavy with...

After a successful day of action yesterday, Police here on the Isle of Wight have today (Thursday) stopped a large number of motorists for numerous driving infringements including catching a driver coming off the ferry at Fishbourne under the influence...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Shanklin this afternoon (Thursday) to assist with a medical emergency inside a residential flat in the middle of town. Flying doctors landed on the school field of St...