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A woman who was arrested at gunpoint after she was seen waving a BB gun around on a busy roundabout in Newport has been released pending further investigation.  As first reported by Island Echo, armed police approached a 35-year-old woman...

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist and a car on the Tesco Roundabout in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred on Brading Road on the northern section of the roundabout, which...

A scooterist down for the annual Isle of Wight Scooter Rally has tragically been killed following a collision with a car in Apse Heath last night (Thursday), which has led to the arrest of a 36-year-old woman from Ventnor on...

A car rolled over and ended up on its roof on the main road through Binstead during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Police were called at just after 01:10 to reports of a road traffic collision involving a...

A serious road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a car has led to the closure of the main Newport to Sandown road at Apse Heath tonight (Thursday). Island Echo is told that the crash has involved a scooter -...

Residents have labelled yet another burst water main in Nettlestone as ‘totally shambolic’ with the main road through the village closed once again. Southern Water are, for the 4th time in as many weeks, working to fix a burst water...

A woman being taken seriously unwell in unexplained circumstances led to Police erecting a cordon around a property in Newport yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), it has been confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off a home and garden...

A yellow weather warning is in force for the Isle of Wight this morning (Thursday) as heavy showers merge into a large area of thundery rain, with torrential downpours expected. IW Met Service has issued a last minute warning, which...

A man stood on the cliff edge at Culver Down led to an emergency response from Police, HM Coastguard and the RNLI late last night (Wednesday). At around 22:30, Hampshire Constabulary received reports from a member of the public of...

2 men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing and going equipped after Police located a vehicle that failed to stop for officers in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday).  At just before 14:30, a vehicle failed to...