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3 men from the Isle of Wight have received prison sentences ranging from 3 to 8 years for their involvement in smuggling 10 migrants into the UK via East Cowes Marina. As previously reported by Island Echo, 47-year-old Stephen ‘Lord’ Redhead, of...

A man in his 70s has sadly died after suffering a suspected heart attack whilst at sea off the coast of Yarmouth. Emergency services were called to the incident shortly after 10:00 this morning when the man's boat ran aground...

Surrey Police are appealing for the public’s help to find missing 33-year-old man Jack Morgan from Aldershot, who is thought to be on the Isle of Wight. Jack was last seen leaving Frimley Park Hospital at around 10:00 on Tuesday...

2 women have been arrested after a public order incident in the middle of Sandown late last night (Thursday). Officers were called to St John's Road at 22:07 after receiving reports of a public order incident, in which 3 people...

A yellow weather warning for thick fog has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with the warning coming into force during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday). Local forecasters IW Met Service say that mist and fog patches...

2 people are being cared for after attempting to rescue a dog from the sea at Shanklin, with a tragic outcome. HM Coastguard are currently on scene at Shanklin Esplanade where 2 people have been assisted to shore by Sandown...

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...