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An elderly man who fell down an embankment near to the houseboats at Bembridge Harbour was rescued by coastguards and paramedics yesterday (Monday). Coastguard Rescue Officers from Bembridge and Ventnor were mobilised to the scene on Embankment Road at 14:56...

40-year-old Adam Karim Elsayed has been arrested, questioned and charged after allegedly being seen carrying a large kitchen knife through the streets of Shanklin yesterday (Monday). Police were called by concerned members of the public at just before midday reporting...

Hundreds of homes are without water supply in Ryde tonight (Monday).  Island Echo readers are reporting that they have lost mains water in the Elmfield and Appley areas of the town. Southern Water engineers are investigating the problem and are...

A man in his 60s who was arrested on suspicion of murdering 70-year-old Pia Massey has been released without charge. Police have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Pia Massey - also known as Pia Taylor - from...

Fire crews have been mobilised to a flat fire in Shanklin this lunchtime (Monday). 2 appliances from Newport and Ryde are currently on scene at Salem Road, where a fire has broken out within a residential flat at Victoria Court....

Police are continuing to investigate a 39-year-old man on suspicion of both driving and drug offences after he was pulled over by Police on Saturday. Officers stopped a Land Rover Discovery on Blackwater Road near Newport at 18:00 on Saturday...

A 30-year-old man has been receiving treatment in hospital after being knocked down by a car in Newport. The incident occurred on Whitepit Lane during the early hours of Friday morning, at 01:47. Police initially feared that the incident was...

A popular café on Ventnor Esplanade is closed to customers today (Sunday) following a burglary overnight. Persons unknown are understood to have forced entry to Besty and Spinky’s cafe, located on the seafront, shortly before midnight. Police are looking into...

A total of 56 postcodes in the South Wight are without power this afternoon (Saturday). Homes and businesses in the PO37 6, PO37 7 and PO38 3 regions - areas of Godshill, Whiteley Bank and Shanklin - lost supply at...

A power cut is affecting hundreds of homes and businesses in Cowes this morning (Saturday). The outage, which was first reported at 07:16, has hit the PO31 7 and PO31 8 areas of the town. The exact cause is unknown...