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A police cordon has been erected at a busy Newport retail park following an incident this morning (Thursday). Officers are in attendance at Town Gate Retail Park - the home of Halfords and Snap Fitness Gym - where a cordon...

The Floating Bridge service between Cowes and East Cowes has been suspended once again today (Thursday). The service has seen a week of near-constant disruption to services with the vital connection between the 2 towns expected to be off until...

Islanders are being asked to keep a sharp eye out for 2 pieces of stolen machinery that were forcibly removed from a van in Binstead overnight. A local contractor parked his work van in Bourn Close at the end of...

A woman has been hit by a car on Dover Street in Ryde this afternoon Wednesday). The incident has occurred between Wood Street and Park Road, close to Aspire. Island Echo is told that the casualty stepped out behind a...

"This is not a cause to panic, but It is a cause for caution" - that's the message from Simon Bryant, director of public health at the Isle of Wight Council, following the first recorded case of the Indian variant...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a kitchen fire at a bungalow in Binstead this afternoon (Wednesday).  2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station are in attendance at a property on Parkway, opposite the junction of...

Engineers are working on the Cowes Floating Bridge this lunchtime (Wednesday) as the service is suspended yet again. The troubles continue for the East Cowes to Cowes crossing with today's suspension the latest in the long-running saga surrounding Floating Bridge...

A number of cannabis plants were seized when Police descended on a Newport property in the search for a wanted man yesterday morning (Tuesday). Police attended an address on Angelica Grove in Newport at around 09:30. Officers were searching for...

A yellow weather warning for strong gales has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with 65mph winds possible on Friday. Local forecasters IW Met Service say that an unseasonably strong low pressure system will push across the UK through...

Firefighters from Newport were mobilised to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in moving a patient from a flat in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Crews were called to in Lugley Street the scene at 04:40, where...