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A 64-year-old motorcyclist has tragically died following a fatal collision with a van on the main road between Newport and Yarmouth on the outskirts of Shalfleet. Emergency services were called to Yarmouth Road - near the junction with Underwood Lane...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a second vehicle at Shalfleet this evening (Saturday). Doctors have landed close to the scene on the main road between...

Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex will be visiting the Isle of Wight on Tuesday (24th May). They will carry out a number of engagements including visiting Pan Estate in Newport to see the work done by...

A popular splash park on Ryde Esplanade remains locked and it's doubtful whether it will reopen at all this summer, with the park's entire future uncertain, Island Echo can reveal. It's understood that Waterside Community Trust, which runs the Isaac...

47-year-old David Wells will spend 18 years behind bars - and another 4 years on licence - after being found guilty of raping a child on no less than 6 occasions. Wells, of Chale Street in Chale Green, was charged...

It was on 19th May 2012 that our journey began as Island Echo went live for the very first time - and what a rollercoaster the past 10 years have been... Many dismissed us at first and even to this...

Armed Police have been deployed to a property in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday) over concerns for the welfare of a man. 2 officers, kitted in tactical clothing and armed with rifles, have taken up position on Player Street, between St...

Heavy thundery downpours are expected across the Isle of Wight tonight (Wednesday), which has led forecasters at IW Met Service to issue a yellow weather warning. An area of heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop towards the South and South...

A 27-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, both wanted by Surrey Police, have been arrested on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). Acting on intelligence, local officers descended on the Esplanade in Sandown at around midday in a bid...

A man who was reported to be carrying a knife and making threats to members of the public was arrested by Police in Cowes this morning (Tuesday). Hampshire Constabulary says it received a number of 999 calls from concerned locals...