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An East Cowes man has appeared in court accused of the importation of cannabis through Manchester Airport at the weekend. Adam Sawyer, 25, of Marina View in East Cowes, appeared before Stockport Magistrates' Court on Monday (18th August) charged with...

Police and paramedics were called to a quiet residential street in Binstead during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) when a car collided with a parked van. Emergency services were called to Hillrise Avenue at 04:40 to reports of...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself on a residential road in Gurnard on Sunday evening. At around 19:20 on 17th August, a 62-year-old woman in a vehicle saw a man exposing himself in the street....

A crash at the Yarbridge crossroads in Brading is causing lengthy delays for those travelling in and out of Sandown this afternoon (Monday). The incident occurred shortly before 15:25 and has seen a black Honda Civic HEV collide into the...

Police investigating an alleged rape on the Isle of Wight discovered a crossbow inside their suspect's house when they moved in to arrest him. It was on Friday evening that officers arrived at the door of a 37-year-old man in...

Lifeboats from Yarmouth and Lymington were scrambled alongside Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 to reports of a vessel taking on water off Yarmouth earlier this morning (Sunday). It was at around 08:45 that a sailing vessel - with 1 person onboard...

4 children in difficulty in the water at Shanklin Seafront were pulled to safety by members of the public this morning (Saturday). It was just before 11:00 that Solent Coastguard was alerted to a situation developing on the Esplanade, prompting...

Ryde’s much-loved Busy Bee Garden Centre is to become part of the Blue Diamond Garden Centre group, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. Founded in 1987, Busy Bee has been a family-run business for decades under the ownership of Chris and...

A man in his 20s has sustained a fractured eye socket after being assaulted in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Friday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called at just before 00:30 to a report...

Delays are expected in Lake and Sandown today (Friday) following the partial 1-way closure of Lake Hill for emergency Southern Water works. The water company is currently on site following an overnight leak which has occurred at the pedestrian crossing...