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Scott Cooper 38-year-old Piers Brazier has appeared at Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to murdering Newport man Scott Cooper in January of this year. Brazier appeared at Winchester Crown Court this morning (Thursday) where he entered a plea of...

Firefighters from Shanklin and Sandown were called to a flat fire in Shanklin during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Collingwood Road at 01:14 after a 999 call was received by fire control. Breathing...

A deceased dolphin was found washed ashore on the beach at Shanklin this afternoon (Wednesday).  HM Coastguard was alerted to the sad discovery by a member of the public at around 13:45. Coastguards from Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were deployed...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have successfully detonated a historic piece of ordnance located deep within Brighstone Forest. A member of the public located the suspected explosive at 10:14 this morning (Wednesday) and alerted Police. Officers were deployed to the...

Police are investigating after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a van in Ryde on her way to school yesterday morning (Tuesday). The incident, which involved a white Citroen Berlingo, took place on West Street at just before 08:10. The...

4 men who were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with the death of 33-year-old Scott Cooper in Ryde have been bailed with conditions. Police attended a flat in George Street on the afternoon of Tuesday 4th...

More than 45 postcode areas are without power in Shanklin this morning (Wednesday) due to a network fault. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they are aware of the issue and an engineer is en-route. Supply was lost at around...

Police and HM Coastguard are in attendance at Culver Down this afternoon (Tuesday) owing to concerns for the welfare of an individual at the cliff edge. Emergency services are on scene at the East Wight beauty spot having been alerted...

4 people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder following dawn raids on a number of properties as part of the investigation into the murder of Scott Cooper. As first reported by Island Echo, Police from both sides...

Police have carried out a series of dawn raids across the Isle of Wight this morning (Tuesday) as part of the investigation into the murder of 33-year-old Scott Cooper in January of this year. Island Echo understands 6 or 7...