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Detectives investigating an aggravated burglary at Fairway Holiday Park in Sandown, during which a handgun was shown, have now arrested 2 further men. As first reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off a caravan on Sunday evening and Armed Police...

A 24-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary following an incident in Sandown last night (Sunday), which saw Armed Police deployed to the scene. Detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary at The Fairway Holiday Park...

63-year-old Peter Tomlinson, who once was seen as a leading business figure on the Isle of Wight, has been charged with 7 new sickening child sex offences. Tomlinson, formerly of Baring Road in Cowes, faces 3 counts of paying for...

A caravan has been cordoned off and Armed Police have been deployed following a serious incident in Sandown this evening (Sunday). Police are currently in attendance at The Fairway Holiday Park off Perowne Way, where officers have erected a cordon...

Police are continuing their crackdown on vehicles being driven on the Island's roads illegally, both day and night. Officers stopped and later seized a VW Passat on Fairlee Road, Newport late yesterday afternoon (Friday). The car was being driven without...

Island Line won't re-open until mid-May due to a 6-week delay in the delivery of a major £26million upgrade of the network, it has been announced. It was originally hoped that the Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin route would re-open...

A life raft has unexpectedly deployed on Wightlink’s car ferry St Clare, leading to delays on the operator’s Fishbourne to Portsmouth service this morning (Friday).  The inflatable safety devices are only supposed to deploy when manually activated or dropped into...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested following a public order incident at Calvert's Hotel in Newport this afternoon (Thursday). A large number of officers responded to the premises on Quay Street - which is currently being used to house homeless...

Firefighters have successfully tackled a kitchen fire in Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Crews from Newport and Cowes were mobilised to the domestic fire in the High Street at 11:32. 2 breathing apparatus wearers were committed into the flat and used...

Snow is expected to fall across the Isle of Wight overnight, bringing a light covering to many parts of the Island and icy conditions on Thursday morning. IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for both snow and ice...