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Police have blocked off a residential road in central Ryde this afternoon (Sunday) due to a male taking up position on a flat roof. Several officers are in attendance at Belvedere Street, close to the junction with Wood Street. They...

Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat was tasked to reports of a yacht taking on water off the West coast of the Isle of Wight yesterday afternoon (Saturday).   Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat at around 15:00 after being...

Solicitor General Michael Ellis QC MP 20-year-old Yaashmi Ravikumar, who caused the death of an Isle of Wight woman in a major road traffic collision on Forest Road in 2019, has had her sentenced increased. After failing to see signs...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard responded to reports of a suspected boat fire in Cowes this afternoon (Friday). 2 retained fire appliances from Cowes and Newport were turned out at 12:24 to Trinity Landing,...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent following an incident in Gurnard last night (Wednesday). Police were called to the Gurnard Pines area at 20:03 after reports were received of a disturbance at an address...

A man arrested in connection with the rape of a 3-year-old girl at Fort Victoria Country Park in Yarmouth on Monday has been bailed until 28th September, Police have confirmed. Hampshire Constabulary's investigation into the incident, which happened in broad...

Officers investigating the rape of a 3-year-old girl in Yarmouth have been given an additional 24 hours to question a man in custody, and are now appealing for Dash Cam footage. The incident took place shortly after 15:00 on Monday...

Those crossing the Solent with Red Funnel face lengthy delays today (Wednesday) due to the mechanical breakdown of 2 of the company's ferries. Passengers report that the 10:30 has been unable to depart the Island as planned with the Red...

Hampshire Constabulary have confirmed that they have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of rape following an incident at Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth on Monday. As first reported by Island Echo, officers have cordoned off public toilets and...

An Audi R8 has crashed into a garden wall on the corner of a building in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). The white supercar, owned and driven by a local businessman, has sustained front end damage in the minor collision. The...