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Coastguard Rescue Officers and firefighters are working to free a young girl trapped in the mud on the banks of the River Medina at Whippingham this afternoon (Monday). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has a number...

2 people were helped from the wreckage of an Alfa Romeo after the vehicle rolled on a country lane near Brighstone during the early hours of this morning (Monday). Emergency services were called to Lynch Lane, between Brighstone and Calbourne, at...

An initial 2-week bin strike - which could be the first of many - WILL go ahead in June as members of the GMB union vote in favour of industrial action over pay. The ballot result, which saw 90.5% vote for strike action...

A kitchen fire at a detached property in Nettlestone has been successfully contained and extinguished this evening (Sunday). 2 appliances from Ryde were mobilised to an address on Solent View Road at around 18:30. 2 breathing apparatus wearers have entered...

22-year-old William Kulik has been charged with wounding with intent after a man was stabbed in the torso in Ryde on Friday. Police - including Armed Officers - were called at 15:31 on Friday afternoon after a man in his...

Police are continuing their investigations after a 15-year-old boy was robbed and assaulted in the village of Bembridge yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Officers were called at 15:38 to Foreland Road, at the junction of Steyne Road and Lane End Road, when...

A 50-year-old Newport man has been arrested and charged with obstructing/resisting Police following a disturbance on a quiet residential street during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police were called at 02:13 to reports of a disturbance at an...

Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat has launched to assist a vessel aground off the West coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Sunday). The All Weather Lifeboat is currently alongside ‘Clementine’ - a 45ft sailing vessel - which is located due...

A 22-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a male was stabbed in Oakfield on Friday afternoon. Emergency services, including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, rushed to...

Police are continuing their search for a suspect after a man in his 20s suffered a stab wound in Oakfield, Ryde yesterday afternoon (Friday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police and paramedics descended on the Oak Vale area shortly...