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UPDATED: 3 fire appliances, Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on Hillway Road in Bembridge this morning (Saturday), in which a car has rolled onto its side. Emergency services were alerted to the collision - located half...

Serious concerns have been raised by the General Medical Council (GMC) about patient safety and the support given to doctors in training at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight. The findings follow a GMC review of medical education...

29-year-old Daniel O'Reilly has this week been charged with the offence of sending a communication conveying a threatening message, which led to a Police incident at Cross Lane in Newport on Sunday. As first reported by Island Echo, local response...

CEO Keith Greenfield Wightlink have failed to answer challenging questions surrounding the St Clare certification blunder that resulted in significant delays for thousands of people on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, Wightlink's St Clare ferry was pulled from...

A student at The Bay CE School is said to have been approached by a stranger on their way home from school yesterday (Tuesday). It is unknown where and when exactly the approach took place, but the child in question...

UPDATED: 2 people are in intensive care and a further 2 people are also being treated in hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) after consuming what is believed to be un-prescribed medicine. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced that overnight...

UPDATED: Hovertravel's cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea has been suspended this evening (Tuesday). At around 18:40 the company said they were operating with a delay of 30 minutes, but it has now been announced that the service is suspended...

The case against former Visit Isle of Wight employee Joanne Lisa Thornton, who is accused of committing fraud and theft totalling £33,875, has been sent to the Crown Court. Mrs Thornton, 55, now of Ranmore in Sheffield, is accused of fraud...

2 vehicles have been involved in what has been described as a ‘minor shunt’ at Branstone Cross near Apse Heath this morning (Tuesday). Traffic is delayed heading to and from Sandown at the crossroads junction with Winford Road and Princelett...

Wightlink's St Clare car ferry was pulled from service on Friday not because it had broken down, but because it was discovered her certification had expired, Island Echo can reveal. Ferries started to back up on the Solent on Friday...