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12 people have now died after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19, according to official figures. Information released by NHS England shows that the number of deaths recorded locally has increased from 11 to 12. The latest victim, a man in...

19-year-old Yaashmi Ravikumar from Essex has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following last year's fatal crash on Forest Road near Newport, which claimed the life of 1 person and injured 19 others. Island Echo reveals the news...

Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 has been scrambled to conduct a search around the coast of the Isle of Wight after a Mayday call was picked up earlier on this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident began sometime around 13:00 when the spoken...

A total of 12 people have now recovered and been discharged from hospital after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. As previously reported by Island Echo, the coronavirus death toll on the Island increased...

Red Funnel are to suspend their hi-speed Red Jet service, as well as reducing their vehicle ferry service, as part of the continuing cuts to cross-Solent travel in response to the COVID-19 crisis. It has been announced this afternoon (Tuesday)...

52-year-old Ruth Brown 47-year-old Wayne Morris, who was arrested by Police in the Sandown area yesterday (Easter Sunday), has been charged with murder. Morris, of Larch Close in Bognor Regis, fled to the Isle of Wight on Saturday just hours...

Coastguard Rescue Officers conducted a shoreline search in Ryde this afternoon (Easter Monday) following the discovery of an upturned tender. It was reported to HM Coastguard shortly before 16:00 that a green tender had been sighted close to Ryde Pier....

Concerns for the welfare of an individual prompted an emergency response to Culver Down near Sandown for Police tonight (Easter Monday). Officers rushed to the beauty spot from Newport and Ryde at around 19:30 as part of a local search...

The Government has confirmed that the lockdown restrictions currently in place are to continue this week and will remain in place until the evidence suggests that changes can be made. For the past 3 weeks, Islanders have been following the guidelines...

Retained firefighters from Yarmouth and Freshwater have extinguished a bonfire which became out of control and spread to nearby brambles earlier this afternoon (Easter Monday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the developing situation at...