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A driver has been rushed to hospital after careering through a hedge, travelling around 250m across a field and into a tree near Brighstone. Police, firefighters and paramedics were mobilised to Strawberry Lane at around 13:00 this afternoon (Monday) after...

Police want to speak to 4 individuals following a shoplifting incident in Newport. Between 12:00 and 13:30 on Friday 4th July, 2 men and 2 women stole more than £2,000 worth of items from TK Maxx on Pyle Street. This...

A critical medical emergency in Sandown led to a rapid response from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance late last night (Sunday). It was just before 23:20 that the air ambulance swooped over the seaside town of Sandown...

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a shed was completely destroyed by fire in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). 2 appliances - 1 wholetime and 1 retained - from Ryde were...

A 16-year-old boy has spent the night in the cells after being arrested in connection with a serious assault in Ryde, which occurred during an outbreak of violent disorder. Police were called shortly after midnight this morning (Sunday) to reports...

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Jenrick MP, has slammed the Isle of Wight’s embattled Coroner, declaring that the ongoing situation is 'completely unacceptable' and that 'enough is enough'. During a sit-down interview with Island Echo at the weekend,...

Police have cordoned off part of the bus station in Ryde following what has been described as an early hours ‘mass brawl’. It was shortly before 01:00 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary deployed a significant number of officers...

Police and building inspectors were called out to Newport earlier this evening (Saturday) when a vehicle careered down an embankment and into the front of a house. It was around 18:30 that a blue Peugeot 107 left the road at...

A 58-year-old man remains in police custody after allegedly assaulting a child in the car park of St Mary’s Hospital. It was just before 21:00 last night (Friday) that Police were alerted to concerns for the welfare of a child....

Firefighters are working with a local vet and landowners to rescue a horse that has become stuck in a ditch in Arreton this lunchtime (Friday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the animals distressing...