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Isle of Wight councillor Daryll Pitcher did not enter a plea to charges of rape and indecent assault during an appearance at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday). As reported by Island Echo yesterday, the well-known Wootton...

An investigation into a suspected arson attack on a vehicle in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) has been launched. 1 fire appliance was mobilised to Ash Road on Pan Estate at 01:50, with firefighters using a...

Yarmouth’s All Weather Llifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard yesterday evening (Monday) to a 33ft yacht in difficulty north west of The Needles. The volunteer crew located the sailing boat as it struggled in westerly winds of 22-27...

Detectives are continuing to investigate a man in his 50s on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his wife in the neck and killed the family dog, Island Echo can reveal. Investigations into last Monday's incident on Newnham...

The search for a missing male is underway in the rural village of Newbridge near Calbourne this afternoon (Monday). Police descended on the area surrounding The Orchards Holiday Park at around midday, with the assistance of WightSAR requested just before...

Wightlinks car ferry service between Fishbourne and Portsmouth is suffering from  significant delays due to a medical emergency onboard one of its boats.  St Clare has been stuck at the Fishbourne terminal for over an hour according to readers and...

An elderly man was hit by a van whilst he was walking across a busy pedestrian crossing in Newport this morning (Monday). A grey Ford Transit Connect van collided with the man in his 80's on the crossing between Furrlongs...

Well-known Wootton councillor Daryll Pitcher has been charged with 2 counts of raping an underage girl and 1 of indecent assault, it has been revealed. The 46-year-old, of Norman Way in Wootton, will appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

Reports of a drifting and smoking 20ftt speedboat carrying 4 people without lifejackets led to the launchof Cowes RNLI lifeboat last night (Sunday). Although the boat was apparently somewhere between Cowes and Calshot the lifeboat’s initial search proved fruitless. With...

Emergency services have called to a road traffic collision on School Green Road in Freshwater this morning (Monday).  The incident in the town centre has occurred between Dall Square and Avenue Road with traffic building in both directions. Southern Vectis...