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Police have cordoned off a section of pavement in Shanklin this evening (Wednesday) following an earlier incident.  A pavement on Arthurs Hill, opposite Avenue Road, has been cordoned off by officers. 5 police units are in attendance at the scene....

29-year-old Reece James Chilcott, who robbed a shop in Newport on Boxing Day last year, has been jailed for 56 months. At around 18:00 on 26th December 2019, 29-year-old Reece James Chilcott, also known as Reece Sullivan, entered Central Stores...

Fire crews have been called back to Holliers Hotel in Shanklin this morning (Thursday) following last night’s laundry room fire. Appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor have been mobilised to Church Road in the Old Village alongside the Aerial Ladder...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have mobilised to a hotel fire in Shanklin tonight (Wednesday). Fire crews from Shanklin, Sandown and Ventnor are on scene at Holliers Hotel in the Old Village. An Aerial Ladder Platform from...

A Liberian-flagged oil tanker has been forced to anchor off the Isle of Wight amid fears stowaways are trying to seize control of the ship.  The 228-metre Nave Andromeda, which has been at sea since leaving Nigeria earlier this month,...

A plane has been intercepted by Police at Bembridge Airport this afternoon (Wednesday) as part of an international Border Force operation. Officers raced to the East Wight airport shortly before 15:00 when Border Force officials requested assistance with intercepting a...

Firefighters from Ryde and Ventnor have attended a toaster fire in Lake this morning (Wednesday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Flitcroft Gardens off the main Lake to Shanklin Road at around 11:10. No firefighting action has been required and 1...

29-year-old Darren Rose, who struck his victims over the head with 2 wine bottles whilst burgling their home, has been jailed for 7 years. Rose, of no fixed abode, forced his way into an address on Cross Street in Cowes...

Police on the Isle of Wight have been on the hunt for a suspect wanted in connection with a road traffic collision involving a Police van in Ryde yesterday evening (Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, a Police vehicle...

Emergency services have responded to Bembridge Airport this morning (Friday) amid fears a plane may have crashed. Coastguard Rescue helicopter 175, Police and fire crews - from Ryde and Sandown - rushed to the scene shortly after 08:10. It’s said...