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A 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a hit and run incident in Newport, in which 2 people were injured, was arrested in Ryde last night (Thursday). Hampshire Constabulary issued an appeal for information earlier this week following the incident...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel yet more sailings on its Lymington-Yarmouth route tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday due to absence of a key crew member. The 06:15 and 13:00 from Lymington and the 07:30 and 14:05 from Yarmouth have been...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised 3 appliances to the West Wight earlier this afternoon (Thursday) as a result of burnt food left in the oven. Crews from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin were sent to the...

A 29-year-old man was arrested as he attempted to board the Red Jet to Southampton this morning (Thursday). Police attended the scene at Fountain Yard in Cowes at around 09:15. Officers detained a man as he was about to board...

A 17-year-old girl that was arrested for kicking and biting Police officers last week is back in custody, this time on suspicion of burglary, using violence to secure entry and assaulting Police again. As previously reported by Island Echo, a...

Island Line trains have once again been suspended and are unlikely to run at all today (Thursday) - this time due to an 'operational issue'. South Western Railway say that an incident at Ryde St John's means that trains have...

The driver of a car that has crashed and come to rest on its side on Ashey Downs is being checked over by paramedics tonight (Wednesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are on scene on a notorious sharp bend between...

Police are keeping guard over a potential explosive found on land at a Wroxall farm earlier today (Wednesday). At 13:48, Hampshire Constabulary was alerted by a member of the public to a suspicious object discovered when a digger was excavating...

HM Coastguard has launched a major search and rescue operation off the South Coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Wednesday) following the discovery of a kite surf board, with fears an individual may be in trouble at sea....

Police have closed The Downs road at Knighton this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic collision involving 2 cars. The incident has occurred between Brading Downs Road and Lime Kiln Shute. Police and paramedics are on scene...