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Things are about to hot up on the Isle of Wight with 30c expected this weekend, potentially increasing to 35c as we move further into July, with no rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future! Forecasters at IW Met Service...

Staff at Red Funnel have voted for strike action which could cause serious disruption to cross-Solent travel this Summer. Fran Collins, Chief Executive at Red Funnel, has this evening (Tuesday) said that she is disappointed that members of Unite the Union have...

A 31-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of assault after Police came across an altercation in Haylands this afternoon (Tuesday). Officers patrolling the area on the south side of Ryde came across the incident at the side...

Reports of smoke issuing from a communal bin store in East Cowes led to the turnout of 2 fire appliances last night (Monday), but it transpired to be kids smoking cannabis. A concerned member of the public alerted Hampshire &...

A power cut is affecting hundreds of properties in the PO38 region tonight (Sunday). Some 56 postcodes centered around the Godshill, Sandford and Whiteley Bank areas have been hit by the unexpected outage, which was reported at 20:50. Engineers are...

A motorcyclist has been conveyed to hospital after coming off his machine as a result of a collision with a car in Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). The incident has occurred on the S bends at Big Mead, on the main...

A 19-year-old man has sustained a 4-inch slash to his face following a serious assault involving broken glass in Ryde overnight, with a suspect now in custody. As first reported by Island Echo, an alleyway between Union Street and Church...

Police have cordoned off an alleyway in Ryde as they investigate a serious assault in which an individual suffered injuries. Officers are currently at the scene between Union Street and Church Lane, where smashed glass can be seen scattered across...

Firefighters have tackled an industrial fire at GKN Aerospace in East Cowes overnight. 3 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit were mobilised to Falcon Yard at just before midnight following reports of a fire at the...

Police are now investigating an incident in which a man was seen masturbating in his van along a busy road in Sandown. As previously reported by Island Echo, a male was seen pleasuring himself in his VW Transporter van on...