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Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched to assist a 20ft sailing boat that was in difficulty without an engine in the middle of the shipping channel shortly after midnight. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat from Lane End...

An injured person has been evacuated from the beach at Priory Bay by lifeboat this evening (Wednesday) following a fall whilst attending a wedding. Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was called into action at around 18:00 following a request for assistance...

Hundreds of pounds worth of diesel has been stolen from the fuel tank of a coach in Shanklin - the third such incident in recent weeks. It's said that the theft occurred when the commercial vehicle was parked at Winchester...

A driver that crashed and rolled her car with a child on board in East Cowes earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) will now appear in court for driving whilst using a handheld device and for driving without insurance. Police have confirmed...

A car has overturned onto its roof on Adelaide Grove this afternoon (Tuesday). Emergency services including Police and Ambulance are in attendance at the scene where a Peugeot 3008 has rolled on a straight section of the road. The vehicle...

A man arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder his wife at their family home in Binstead yesterday (Monday) remains in hospital, Island Echo can reveal. Investigations into Monday's incident on Newnham Road are continuing with a heavy Police presence...

For the second day running Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service between East Cowes and Southampton is significantly delayed, causing traffic chaos in East Cowes. Passengers are being warned of delays of 60 minutes on the service this morning (Tuesday) due...

Firefighters are responding to a kitchen fire at a property in Northwood near Cowes this afternoon (Monday). A wholetime crew from Newport are currently on scene at Newport Road where smoke is billowing from the detached building - thought to...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly seriously assaulting a woman at an address in Binstead, which prompted Armed Police to be deployed to the scene earlier today (Monday). As previously reported by Island Echo,...

Armed Police have moved in on a residential property in Binstead this morning (Monday), where a woman has sustained injuries. Newnham Road has been cordoned off as Police and Paramedics respond to the ongoing situation, which began at around 11:15....