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A section of the High Street in Ryde has been closed by Police this evening (Wednesday) due to a rooftop incident. Officers are in attendance on the pedestrianised section of the town near to Boots and Costa, with a cordon...

Police are preparing a file for the coroner following the sudden death of a man in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to a property in Brook Close, Oakfield at 09:38. 2 paramedic crews from the Isle of...

Michaela Logan, who tragically lost her life in January 2020 A 19-year-old man from Ryde has appeared in court charged with causing the death of Michaela Logan by dangerous driving. It was on the evening of 10th January 2020 -...

Photo: East Cowes Fire Station Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have extinguished a picnic bench fire in East Cowes tonight (Monday).  A retained appliance from East Cowes was mobilised to a fire in the open, which...

A tug arrives to tow Red Jet 4 back to Southampton Red Funnel's hi-speed service is down to just 1 vessel as a result of an engine failure on Red Jet 4, which means a number of crucial sailings have...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is responding to St Mary's Hospital in Newport, where a partial evacuation is underway this afternoon (Monday). 3 appliances from Newport and Cowes and an Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport are...

Reports of a man seen carrying a machete on a residential street in Ryde prompted yesterday's dramatic response from Armed Police in Wootton, it has been confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo, armed officers arrested 3 individuals in the...

Red Funnel has confirmed a number of cancellations for its hi-speed Red Jet service this morning (Monday) as staff shortages continue to cause problems for the cross-Solent operator. Due to a crew member being unavailable, the following sailings have been...

3 people have been arrested at gunpoint and a machete has been seized during an incident outside Tesco Express in Wootton this afternoon (Sunday). As just before 16:00, 4 Armed officers surrounded a white Mercedes A Class in the car...

A suspected drug dealer has been arrested by Police following an early morning raid in Sandown today (Sunday). Officers executed a warrant at an address on Avenue Road - near to College Close - shortly before 08:30 this morning. A...