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32 - that is the official number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Isle of Wight, according to Public Health England figures released this afternoon (Sunday). A total of 7 cases have been confirmed since yesterday with one of the youngest...

Firefighters have rushed to a block of flats in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday) - but the incident has quickly been scaled back.  3 appliances - 2 from Ryde and 1 from Newport - were mobilised to Union Road at just...

The British Army have begun transforming 3 buildings into new wards at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport to create an additional 200 beds. A detachment of 40 men and women from the Scots Guards arrived on the Island on Saturday...

A 31-year-old man from Shanklin has been arrested after a number of Police officers were assaulted during an incident in Ryde yesterday evening (Saturday). Officers responded to School Street, Oakfield at just before 18:00 following reports of a disturbance at...

The court has given Police an extra 24 hours to question 3 men arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following an assault in Sandown on Thursday night. As previously reported by Island Echo, a 19-year-old man from Newport, a 31-year-old man...

The British Army have arrived on the Isle of Wight this weekend as the coronavirus crisis continues, with 25 confirmed cases and 4 deaths locally. Soldiers, believed to be from the Scots Guards, have taken up residence on the Island...

Another person has sadly died from coronavirus on the Isle of Wight, bringing the total number of deaths locally to 4, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed. The victim is said to be a man in his 90s....

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight has risen to 25, according to official Public Health England figures released this afternoon (Saturday). In the past 24 hours, the number of cases locally has risen...

Coastal parts of the Isle of Wight will be affected by fog today (Saturday), according to IW Met Service. A yellow weather warning has been issued by local forecasters and is in force until 22:00 tonight. Areas of fog will...

2 new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been identified on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest official Public Health England figures today (Friday). The news comes after it was announced that a third person has died on the...