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Firefighters extinguished a barn ablaze on a rural road in Wootton yesterday morning (Saturday), but both firefighters and the landowner are unsure as to how exactly the fire started. The incident occurred at Blackberry Farm on Upper Woodside Road shortly...

A man is recovering after being badly beaten by a ‘gang of men’ who allegedly jumped out of a vehicle and assaulted him at the roadside in Shanklin earlier this week. The incident happened on Church Road, next to Big...

Investigations are underway into an accident at an Isle of Wight leisure centre which left 2 girls with injuries including the 'loss of a finger'. The accident took place last Thursday at Medina Leisure Centre on the outskirts of Newport...

A new-to-the-Island Response Support Vehicle (RSV) is now on the run with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, bringing additional and enhanced capabilities for local fire crews. The 2014 plate Volvo appliance has been transferred to Newport...

The removal of all rubbish and dog poo bins in a bid to discourage people from walking along the revetment between Sandown and Shanklin has been branded 'utter madness' by a local business owner. As a result of a number...

The truly magical and meticulously designed Christmas lights display at Goldcrest Close in Carisbrooke, which took more than 3 months to put up, has been revealed as the winner of Light up the Wight 2022! Islanders once again jumped in...

Motorists face 3 months of travel disruption between Sandown and Shanklin at the start of 2023 due to works to the railway bridge at Lake. Temporary traffic lights are set to be erected on Lake Hill to allow Network Rail...

A number of acute medical consultants at St Mary's Hospital have quit in a move that sources say could be 'catastrophic', Island Echo can reveal. Talks to secure the retainment of highly specialist staff have allegedly been taking place since...

A man from Jersey who was found living and working on the Isle of Wight has been charged with a number of sexual offences and has been 'deported' back to the Channel Islands. 57-year-old Vincent Charles Roberts, who Island Echo...

Search and rescue volunteers once again put their lives at risk and launched into the darkness in response to a Mayday call off the Isle of Wight last night (Monday) - but for the 4th time this year alone nothing...