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Another 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified on the Isle of Wight. 428 cases have been recorded on the Island since the start of the pandemic, with the latest 2 listed as being confirmed on Tuesday this week....

A retired IT worker who had more than 7,000 indecent images of children and 3,000 images of bestiality has been sentenced to 8 months in jail - suspended for 2 years - and hit with a £3,000 fine after a...

A 42-year-old woman is being treated in a mainland hospital for burns following a house fire in Ryde yesterday morning (Thursday), with a 12-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl also taken to hospital. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed...

2 people have been freed from a lift in Cowes this morning (Friday). 1 fire appliance from Cowes Fire Station was mobilised at 08:56 to a property off the High Street. Hand tools and a halligan bar were used to...

Indoor performance venues, play areas and bowling alleys will be permitted to reopen from this weekend, with close contact beauty services and weddings also set to resume. The Government has announced tonight (Thursday) that the roadmap to recovery has resumed...

Specialist fire investigation officers from the mainland have been brought in to help investigate the cause of a fire at a house in Ryde this morning (Thursday). Hampshire Constabulary are working alongside their colleagues from the Isle of Wight Fire...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision on Newport Road in Apse Heath yesterday evening (Wednesday). Emergency services were called at 17:10 following the collision between a grey Ford Transit Connect and a blue Mazda 2. The driver...

The Isle of Wight is once again being asked to trial the NHS' coronavirus test and trace app, which is said to now be 'new and improved'. Over the coming days, starting from tomorrow (Friday), Islanders will receive a unique...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team from Portsmouth has been called in to examine a suspected piece of ordnance on the beach at Seaview this morning (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were alerted to the discovery of...

Firefighters are tackling a house fire which has broken out in the Swanmore area of Ryde this morning (Thursday). Multiple appliances are responding to the scene on Swanmore Road with crews from Ryde, Newport and Sandown currently in attendance. A...