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A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape, false imprisonment and ABH following an incident in Sandown last night, which saw Armed Police deployed on the streets. As first reported by Island Echo, Armed Police responded to the...

HM Coastguard and the Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team are in attendance at a section of beach in Bembridge following the discovery of an unexploded bomb this afternoon (Sunday). A 200m cordon has been put in place by members...

A large Police presence has descended on the quiet village of Brighstone this afternoon (Thursday). 4 police units arrived in the heart of the village after being called to reports of a robbery at just before 12:30. Officer's are focusing...

Emergency services are attending an incident on Eleanors Grove near Fishbourne this afternoon (Wednesday). Several police units are in attendance on the busy stretch of road connecting Fishbourne and Binstead, where a motorcycle has been involved in a collision. Paramedics...

A teenage motorcyclist has been seriously injured as a result of a collision with a car in Ashey on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). Emergency services are currently in attendance on Ashey Road, as it climbs up onto...

A 41-year old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, affray and threatening to damage property following an incident at Sevenacres yesterday evening (Good Friday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been called to assist local paramedics and firefighters with a medical emergency at a property in Cowes this lunchtime (Saturday).  The green and yellow helicopter touched down at the Moorgreen Road...

Police on the Isle of Wight have conducted a successful operation to detain a wanted male near Ryde Canoe Lake this afternoon (Tuesday). Officers received intelligence that a male - wanted since January in connection with an offence by Avon...

Firefighters were called out to the Esplanade at Ryde after 3 older teenagers dumped a sofa on the beach before then setting it on fire earlier this afternoon (Sunday). 1 fire appliance from Ryde was mobilised to the west of...

Firefighters, paramedics and Police have been mobilised to reports of a property fire in East Cowes this morning (Thursday).  The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to a residential address on Hendy Road at around 11:25. 2...