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Firefighters are tackling a property fire that has broken out on a street in the heart of Cowes this morning (Friday). 4 fire appliances - 2 from Ryde and 2 from Newport - and an Aerial Ladder Platform have been...

6 people aged between 16 and 57 have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences following an incident in Newport yesterday (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo, it was just gone 16:20 that Police were alerted to a suspicious...

Police, fire and ambulance crews have all been mobilised to a crash on Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Friday). The incident has occurred near Trumor Feeds at Vittlefields, to the west of Whitehosue Road/Betty Haunt Lane,...

Police have confirmed that a body found floating in the sea off The Needles is that of a man in his 60s. It was just before 18:00 yesterday evening (Thursday) that the shocking find was reported to Hampshire & Isle...

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a garden-hopping incident in Newport led to the assault of a Police officer. It was at just gone 16:20 this afternoon (Thursday) that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to a...

Emergency services were called to a major road into Ryde earlier this afternoon (Thursday) following road traffic collision that left a Fiat with significant front end damage. Police, paramedics and firefighters first rushed to the scene on Binstead Road at...

Firefighters and paramedics have rushed to Sandown this lunchtime (Thursday) in response to a medical emergency inside the town’s Boots store. Emergency crews were first called at around 13:00 following reports of an ongoing incident at a commercial premises on...

There is significant travel disruption for those crossing the Solent with Red Funnel this morning (Thursday) with cancellations on both the vehicle ferry and hi-speed Red Jet services. Yesterday, it was announced that a number of sailings between East Cowes...

Fresh issues with Red Eagle's aft main engine have led to the cancellation of a number of Red Funnel sailings this afternoon (Wednesday). The 15:00 and 18:00 sailings from Southampton have been pulled, alongside the 16:30 and 19:30 sailings from...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are appealing for information following a report that an 18-year-old man had his bike stolen by a man he did not know in Ryde. The incident happened in George Street, shortly after midnight on...