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The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Binstead this evening (Friday) on its latest local mission, responding to an emergency at a nearby residential address. It was at just before 16:45 that the Isle of...

Emergency services rushed to Ryde Pier yesterday evening after a woman jumped into the water from the railway tracks. Police were called at 18:51 yesterday, to reports of a concern for welfare at Ryde Pier after a woman stood on...

Firefighters from stations across the Island tackled a kitchen fire at The Old Smithy in Godshill last night (Thursday). Crews from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin, first received calls of an ongoing incident at the popular shop and tearooms at around...

Wightlink has suspended its Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry service this afternoon (Thursday) following a technical issue with the boarding ramp. The operator has confirmed that the fault means cars cannot be safely loaded or unloaded, forcing all sailings on the route...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after he was caught breaking into a pharmacy in Newport in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called at around 04:50 to reports of a...

Police are investigating after masked thieves stole a motorcycle from a driveway in Lake overnight.  Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called shortly after midnight this morning (Thursday), to reports of a theft on Lea Road. It was reported...

A spell of very windy weather is expected to hit the Isle of Wight from Sunday evening, with gusts of up to 80mph possible. Local forecaster IW Met Service says that between 21:00 on Sunday until 17:00 on Monday, southwesterly...

A Newport man will appear before magistrates next month following an alleged fail to provide incident in Arreton yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). At around 14:50, officers stopped a car driving on the A3056 through Arreton, and conducted a drug wipe procedure...

A cordon has been erected outside of Day Lewis Pharmacy in Newport following a suspected overnight break-in. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are on scene at the High Street establishment and a cordon has been erected. As...

Police are investigating after a 28-year-old was found with a fractured skull at an address in Ventnor this morning (Wednesday) At 00:49, Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a block of flats on Albert Street. Upon arrival...