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Motorists on the Isle of Wight are hopelessly searching for fuel as many forecourts struggle to keep up with demand, at the same time that the cost reaches a staggering 177.9p a litre. Many filling stations across the Island are...

Search and rescue crews have been deployed off the coast of Bembridge tonight (Saturday) as a result of an ocean-going rowing boat running aground on Bembridge Ledge. Shortly before 20:40, a red flare was seen in the night sky as...

A man has sustained a significant facial injury following a robbery and assault in Shanklin early this morning (Saturday). Police were called at 07:10 to a report of an assault taking place at a block of flats at Atherley Park...

A man in his 50s has been arrested after an ‘altercation’ which prompted a significant Police response in Newport earlier this afternoon (Friday).  Officers were called at 14:09 to reports of an altercation off of Fairlee Road, in the vicinity...

3 men from the Isle of Wight have been convicted of organising the smuggling of people across the English Channel, with the revelation that 10 illegal immigrants were brought into the country via East Cowes. 47-year-old Stephen 'Lord' Redhead, of...

Firefighters have identified an electrical fault as the cause of a house fire in East Cowes yesterday (Thursday), in which a dog sadly perished. As previously reported by Island Echo, 2 appliances from East Cowes and Newport were mobilised to...

Well-known local criminal and heroin addict, Emma Stafford, has been jailed for 32 months after attacking an elderly and frail holidaymaker during a robbery attempt in Sandown. On 17th November last year, the victim – aged in his 70s –...

Firefighters from East Cowes and Newport are tackling a house fire at Osborne Heights in East Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). 2 appliances and a tactical advisor are on scene having been mobilised to the end-of-terrace property at around 15:30. Breathing...

Police are refusing to confirm whether a firearm was recovered from the scene of the death of a man in his 70s on Pan Estate in Newport yesterday (Wednesday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were mobilised to...

A man in his 30s is being treated in hospital for head and leg injuries sustained when he was hit by a car in Cowes early this morning (Thursday). Police were called at 07:22 to reports of a collision involving...