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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...

Wightlink has announced yet more cancellations on its Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour catamaran service due to COVID-19 sickness, with 4 sailings affected this evening (Monday). The cross-Solent operator pulled a number of sailings on Friday morning as a result of a...

Reports of a man overboard from a commercial vessel located to the South of the Isle of Wight prompted the launch of Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat earlier this afternoon (Monday). The 'Alfred Albert Williams' launched at 13:06 at the...

A plane has crash landed at Sandown Airport this afternoon (Monday), prompting an emergency response from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Island Echo understands the twin-prop aircraft couldn’t lower its landing gear on approach, resulting in...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted a poorly patient from the West Wight to a specialist cardiac hospital in Portsmouth this lunchtime (Sunday). At just gone 10:35, the yellow and green helicopter landed in the Norton...