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3 men are being sought by Police after a drone - thought to be dropping contraband into HMP Isle of Wight - was seized near the prison walls last night (Tuesday). It was just before 18:30 that 3 men were...

2 males are being sought by Police after a woman was mowed down by an illegal e-bike on the High Street in Ryde last night (Sunday). It was just before 20:10 that the incident occurred on the pedestrianised section of...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised to a Shorwell resident after a bin lorry's broken hydraulic hose left her driveway an oily mess last month. The incident occurred on Friday 6th December when a bin lorry, in the process...

The Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary has departed the charity after just 18 months in the role. It was in February 2023 that Susan McCall joined the Wroxall-based attraction, bringing her wealth of experience to the...

Residents of Ryde's Bank Gardens have been left isolated following the installation of scaffolding which has blocked their road for the second time this year.  Scaffolding at the entrance to the tight residential street - off High Street - was...

Life extension works on the railway track on Ryde Pier are progressing well and running to schedule, Island Echo can exclusively reveal.  It was back in 2022 that work to repair and preserve the historic structure first began, with works...

Cross-Solent operator Hovertravel is looking to cut its workforce by 17, a move driven by the loss of 86,000 passengers since the pandemic, recent Budget changes by the Labour Government and at a time when the company has filed a...

A Ryde man who breached a suspended sentence order after being found in possession of cannabis, has been spared jail. Elliot Dwyer, 24, of St John's Hill in Ryde, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B (cannabis) when he...

27-year-old Leon Gladdis, a notorious local criminal who fled the scene of the serious hit-and-run crash in Ryde earlier this year, has been handed another prison sentence. Gladdis, now of HMP Guys Marsh, appeared before Magistrates via video link today...

Police have been carrying out a search of a remote stretch of coastline between East Cowes and Wootton today (Friday) in a bid to uncover human remains, following the discovery of a bone earlier this year. Officers descended on the...