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31-year-old Sam Gibbons lost his life in a motorcycle collision in July. The family and friends of Sam Gibbons - an Isle of Wight motorcyclist who sadly passed away following a collision in July - have come together to remember...

A 7-year-old pupil from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Ryde has been quoted in the national media after writing to Arsenal and England star, Bukayo Saka, to commiserate with him on missing a penalty in the Euro Cup final...

Officers investigating a suspected hit and run that left a pensioner in need of hospital treatment have been alerted to the discovery of a vehicle matching the description of the car involved. Police have been called to the rear car...

An Island Echo investigation into claims of historic sexual abuse at Bembridge School has unearthed that 2 men were previously arrested on suspicion of raping a schoolchild, some 15 years after the young victim first tried to report the matter...

Ryde's Harbourmaster has quit in protest of a newly installed container which he says creates a safety issue by blocking a vital view of the immediate area, including the notoriously dangerous outer bank and harbour entrance. The container has been...

A training exercise involving specialist firearms officers from both sides of the Solent was held on the Isle of Wight on Tuesday. More than 20 officers were involved in the exercise, which saw convoys of unmarked vehicles travelling around to...

One of the few large events scheduled to take place in 2021 - Chale Show - has been cancelled as a result of Boris Johnson pushing back the easing of COVID restrictions to 19th July. Organisers of the popular annual...

A band of heroic teenagers have been praised by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service after their quick-thinking actions helped save an elderly woman from a kitchen fire in Seaview yesterday evening (Wednesday). The group of...

Asda has lost a High Court case brought against the Isle of Wight Council over the granting of planning permission for a new retail park in Newport, but the supermarket giant denies it is throwing its toys out of the...

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Road Safety team have arrived on the Isle of Wight as part of a 2-day operation to tackle unsafe use of the Island's roads by motorists flouting the law. Mainland officers are working with the Island's...