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Island Roads will be gritting the Isle of Wight's road network this evening (Monday) and overnight into the early hours of Tuesday morning. Gritters will be out in force from 19:00 following the pre-planned winter treatment route. Bridge decks at...

The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has been called to Newchurch tonight (Saturday) as a result of a car crashing into a tree at the side of the road. Firefighters from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin are currently on scene at Winford...

Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Ryde after a car left the road and came to a stop in a ditch earlier on tonight (Friday). The incident has occurred on Carters Road between...

Police are appealing for information after a teenager boy was seriously injured in a collision in Brading early this morning (Thursday). Officers were called to the A3055 New Road at around 07:20 after a Mazda 2 was involved in a collision...

Police are hunting for a man who walked into a shop in Sandown, threatened staff with a firearm and made off with a quantity of cash last night (Wednesday). As previously reported by Island Echo, officers cordoned off Central Convenience...

A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle in Brading this morning (Thursday) - the second such incident in the town in the past week. Police and paramedics are on scene at New Road - between High Street and Yarbridge...

The Cowes Floating Bridge service has been suspended this morning (Thursday) after a fault developed on the vessel late last night.  Shortly before midnight, passengers travelling between Cowes and East Cowes were told that a problem had been discovered on Floating...

Police have descended on Sandown tonight (Wednesday) following what is understood to be a robbery at a local convenience store. Several police units, along with the support of the National Police Air Support helicopter from Bournemouth, have been scouring the...

Police have carried out a number of drugs raids in Ryde today (Wednesday). Officers visited 3 addresses in the town which has led to the arrests of 4 people for being concerned in the supply of Class A and Class...

HM Coastguard has been called to Brook this morning (Wednesday) following reports of a dog going over the cliff.  Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team & Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were both called to Chilton Chine off of Military Road near to...