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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...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called out to a fire on a residential road in Newport in the early hours of this morning (Friday). 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene on Victoria Road shortly...

Just days after assurances that a normal scheduled service would be maintained, the Isle of Wight Council has announced that the Floating Bridge will be out of action for a period of 6 hours on Saturday and again on Sunday....

Firefighters from Ryde and Newport have responded to reports of a flat fire in Ryde Town Centre this evening (Thursday). 2 appliances are currently on scene at Lind Hill, near the town’s Travelodge, having been called out around 21:30 -...

A cannabis farm worth an estimated £100,000 has been discovered in a warehouse in Newport, with 2 males arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of Class B drugs. 6 Police vehicles descended on the warehouse unit at...

27-year-old James Rose and 44-year-old Martyn Shotton have been charged with possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply and will go before Portsmouth Magistrates this morning (Thursday). As reported by Island Echo last night, it was on Tuesday...

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly woman following a fire at her home in Northwood earlier this month. As previously reported by Island Echo, fire crews were mobilised to Newport Road on...

Passengers on board a hovercraft crossing between Southsea and Ryde were forced to walk across wet sand after a mechanical breakdown meant the craft couldn't land at the Ryde terminal yesterday evening (Wednesday). The 18:30 service from Southsea left as...

Ongoing technical issues with Red Funnel’s Red Jets are causing yet more disruption this morning (Thursday), with a number of important commuter sailings cancelled. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the 06:40, 07:50 and 09:00 crossings from West Cowes have...