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Roads in the Nodehill area of Newport have been closed by Police tonight (Friday) as a result of a collision between a pedestrian and a car. Emergency services are currently on scene at the junction of St James’ Street and...

21-year-old Brandon Atkins, who was found to be dealing drugs on the Isle of Wight after a 15-year-old boy overdosed, has been jailed for 4 years. Police were called on 22nd June this year following reports that a teenage boy...

25-year-old Luke Prato, a dangerous and unbalanced sex offender who tried to drag a woman into a park in Exeter, has been found dead inside his prison cell at HMP Isle of Wight. HM Prison Service has confirmed the death...

Southern Vectis say they are assisting Police with their enquiries following last night's (Wednesday's) bus crash near Arreton, but say that mechanical failure has been ruled out. As first reported by Island Echo, the 17:45 Route 2 bus from Newport...

A 28-year-old man has been arrested following a public order incident outside a pub in East Cowes last night (Wednesday), during which a man was seen with a knife. Police were called at 20:30 to reports of a public order...

A woman is being tended to by paramedics after crashing into a tree on Middle Road at Calbourne this morning (Thursday). The incident, which has seen a maroon Ford Focus leave the carriageway and collide with a tree, has occurred...

Police have been called to a 2-car crash on the main road into East Cowes tonight (Wednesday). 1 of the vehicles involved - a silver Toyota - has veered off the road and into bushes at the side of the...

A total of 13 people have been assisted by emergency crews after a Southern Vectis double decker bus careered off the road and into a field at Arreton earlier this evening (Wednesday). As first reported by Island Echo, a large...

2 boys have been identified as being behind a hoax call that saw several Police units respond at speed to Ryde last night (Tuesday). Numerous officers, including the specialist Armed Response Unit and a Dog Unit, were called to Simeon...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a serious road traffic collision at Arreton this evening (Wednesday).  Island Echo is told that the crash, which occurred around 18:00, involves a bus that has left the carriageway and has gone into...