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Police cordoned off Ryde Pier in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) whilst looking for 'items' in the sea. According to Hampshire Constabulary, officers were carrying out a search for objects that were believed to be in the sea...

Police have closed the main road between the villages of Godshill and Whitwell following a single vehicle road traffic collision tonight (Tuesday). Island Echo understands a car has rolled onto its roof on Whitwell Road, between Beacon Alley and Roud...

A 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder following an incident in Shanklin last month. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of attempting to kill a woman on the evening of 19th February. Police...

Today's official figures show that no new cases of COVID-19 have been found on the Isle of Wight, marking a significant improvement in the situation since January. The total number of cases sits at 6,644 - a number which rose...

This year's Isle of Wight Festival has been pushed back to the later date of 16-19th September 2021, it has been announced. Organisers have been looking at all the options for staging the festival in 2021, which has included postponing...

Reports of potentially 2 dead dolphins on the beach at Gurnard prompted a call out for The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team this morning (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard tasked officers to investigate at 08:04. Once on scene, it was discovered that a...

Concerns for the welfare of a group of people seen on Ryde Sands prompted a call out for Coastguards this evening (Monday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team we’re tasked at 18:17 to investigate concerns for persons possibly cut off by the...

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were called out following reports of a medical emergency on board a boat this morning (Monday). Solent Coastguard tasked officers to Bembridge Harbour at 11:27 to meet a vessel entering the harbour that had declared an...

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) Helicopter from Bournemouth has been called in to assist local Police in the search for a missing person tonight (Sunday). Officers on the ground are currently conducting a search between Sandown and Shanklin with...

The driver of a Transit van has been tasered by Police after crashing into a tree at Knighton this evening (Sunday).  Members of the public came across the Ford Transit tipper on Knighton Shute at just before 19:20. Emergency services...