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A 39-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of arson has been released under investigation, Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed. Emergency services were called to Spring Gardens shortly before 19:30 on Saturday evening following reports of a person inside a garage, which was...

2 lifeboats and a Coastguard Rescue Team are involved in the search for an object floating in the water on the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat is currently conducting a search...

26-year-old Felix Hetherington has been charged following an incident in Caesars Road, Newport during the early hours of Sunday morning. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 02:07 to a report of a serious assault at a...

A fire has broken out in a kiosk at Sandown Pier this morning (Tuesday). 4 fire appliances from Sandown, Shanklin, Ryde and Ventnor, an aerial ladder platform from Ryde and the Incident Command Unit from Newport are all on scene...

The National Police Air Service helicopter has joined officers and search teams on the ground at Parkhurst Forest tonight (Monday) in the search for a missing person. WightSAR - the Island’s voluntary search and rescue team - were called out...

Boris Johnson has revealed his plan to unlock the country and start returning life to normal, but with no tier system in place this time around it means the Isle of Wight will not benefit from lesser restrictions compared to...

Concerns for the welfare of a woman at Sandown Esplanade prompted a call out for HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service earlier this afternoon (Monday). Emergency services were alerted to the situation at 12:05 with Coastguard Rescue...

A burst water main has resulted in disruption to supply for people living in Newport and Wootton overnight.  The emergency began shortly before 22:30 last night (Sunday) when households in the Wootton area reported a complete loss of water supply,...

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson and perverting the course of justice following last night's garage fire in Ventnor. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Spring Gardens at 18:50 to a report...

5 people have been arrested - 2 on suspicion of attempted murder - following a serious assault on a 49-year-old man in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police were called at 02:07 to a report of a...