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The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has made a rare emergency dash to the Isle of Wight in response to an ongoing emergency in the West Wight this evening (Thursday). It was just before 17:20 that the helicopter touched down at...

61-year-old Michael Smith has been jailed for 18 years for multiple child sex offences against a young boy, including rape, dating back to 2004. Smith, formerly of Willow Way in Sandown, was found guilty following a trial at Isle of...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and gusty winds has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with adverse weather set to hit for a 12-hour period starting during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday). IW Met Service...

An incident involving a tractor and trailer, which has overturned, has led to the closure of the main road between Newport and Shalfleet this morning (Tuesday). Island Echo understands a tyre has blown on the tractor, which has come to...

Police are hunting a number of suspects after a 15-year-old boy was seemingly kidnapped at knifepoint on the streets of Ryde last week, being forced to get into a vehicle under duress. The teen has been left terrified to leave...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car with 5 men inside mounted the pavement and drove at 2 teenage boys in Ryde on Friday night, with one of the youngsters then assaulted. The shocking incident happened at around 21:20...

Police have launched an investigation after a woman in her 20s was allegedly raped at a barn dance last night (Saturday). Detectives are working to establish the full circumstances of the incident, which is said to have occurred at the...

A motorist has had a lucky escape after narrowly avoiding being crushed by a large tree which has fallen across the main road at Downend tonight (Saturday). Police have closed Downend Road between Burnt House Lane and Arreton Cross as...

Police and volunteers from WightSAR are battling the elements in a bid to locate a man who has gone missing on the Isle of Wight tonight (Saturday). For over 2 hours now search teams have been conducting a search between...

A 44-year-old man from Newport and a 31-year-old man from Ryde have both been arrested in connection with separate pharmacy break-ins in Ryde and Newport. The break-ins both occurred during the early hours of yesterday morning (Friday), as first reported...