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UPDATED: 33-year-old Matthew Emson of Albert Street in Ventnor has been charged with numerous offences, including attempted robbery, following an incident involving an axe in Ventnor yesterday afternoon (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to the...

UPDATED: Ferries have been cancelled and high speed services are running with delays due to the foggy conditions on the Solent this morning (Friday). Wightlink have cancelled the 06:40 car ferry sailing from Lymington and the 07:50 from Yarmouth due...

The doors to Central Convenience on Victoria Street in Ventnor have been firmly shut following the closure of the store today (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, the future of Central in Ventnor was looking uncertain towards the end of...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight have responded to the attempted robbery of a Post Office in Ventnor by a man 'armed with an axe'. Officers descended on High Street, Ventnor at around 15:50 this afternoon with units responding from...

UPDATED: Homes and businesses in and around the Newport area are suffering from a lack of water this afternoon (Thursday). A burst water main has resulted in a total loss of supply, or reduced pressure, for hundreds of properties. Southern...

A 45-year-old man from Brading remains in Police custody this morning (Thursday) following an incident in Winford overnight during which Armed Police discharged their weapons. As first reported by Island Echo, shots were fired on the quiet residential street of...

Islanders are being warned about dense fog across the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday) and throughout Friday, which could lead to travel disruption. IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for fog from 21:00 tonight until 10:00...

UPDATED: 1 man has been detained and a gun has been recovered by Armed Police following a firearms incident in the sleepy hamlet of Winford this morning (Thursday). Local residents were awoken by shouting at around 02:00 with the chilling...

UPDATED: An Isle of Wight teenager is understood to be in a serious condition in Southampton General Hospital tonight (Wednesday) after allegedly consuming what has been described as a ‘rogue’ batch of drugs. At around 08:00 this morning the Isle...

UPDATED: 1 of 2 trains that operate on Island Line has broken down resulting in a reduced service this afternoon (Wednesday). The mechanical failure means that an hourly service is running at XX:18 from Shanklin and XX:49 from Ryde Pier...