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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...

Police have cordoned off part of the Esplanade at Ryde following what is understood to be a serious assault overnight. It was shortly before 00:30 this morning (Friday) that emergency services responded to reports of an incident outside Jhoots Pharmacy....

A 3-car shunt has resulted in the closure of a main Isle of Wight route this afternoon (Thursday). The collision on The Downs Road near the junction with the Newport Shute, has involved a Mini, a Daihatsu and a Kia...

17-month-old Jayla-Jean McLaren died from a severe head injury, an inquest opening has revealed. Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray, sitting at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court in Newport this afternoon (Thursday), opened and adjourned an inquest into the toddler's death...

A road traffic collision between a car and a van on one of the busiest roads on the Isle of Wight, which has seen a vehicle come to rest on its side, is leading to traffic chaos in Wootton this...

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man at an address in Ryde yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called around 18:20 to a report of a serious assault at an address on Newport Street - just...

A Ventnor man will appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court next month following an alleged burglary at a shoe shop in Newport over the weekend. As first reported by Island Echo, at around 02:00 on 10th August, Police...

Police have confirmed that they have bailed 2 people arrested on suspicion of murdering 17-month-old Jayla-Jean McLaren, as investigations into her tragic death continue. The toddler's death on Sunday 3rd August has rocked the Isle of Wight community, with an...

A man who severed his artery when smashing a car window, which prompted a response to the West Wight by the air ambulance last night (Tuesday), has subsequently been arrested by Police. It was just gone 18:30 that emergency services...

Wightlink is advising of the delays of up to 90 minutes on it Yarmouth-Lymington service today (Wednesday) due to a mechanical fault that hit one of the car ferries earlier. Those travelling to and from the Isle of Wight on...