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The fisherman off Yaverland, Sandown Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat dashed to Sandown Bay earlier this afternoon (Friday). HM Coastguard tasked the lifeboat and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team to a potential dinghy floating out to sea off Yaverland. Bembridge's D-class lifeboat...

Residents have hit out after a number of trees were 'mindlessly vandalised' on a quiet residential road in Ryde overnight. A series of trees that were recently planted along Mayfield Road on the fringes of Binstead have been snapped in...

28-year-old Darren Rose from Shore Road in Ventnor has been jailed for 4 months after leading Police on a chase through rural roads on the Isle of Wight on Tuesday. As first reported by Island Echo, officers arrested Rose on...

2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a property in Sandown this evening (Wednesday) following a 999 call from concerned neighbours. Crews from Bembridge and Sandown were called to Worcester Close off...

Police arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of assault following an incident in Ryde last night (Tuesday). 5 Police units responded at speed to an address on West Street in the town at just before 20:30, which sparked interest amongst...

Police have arrested the driver of a Ford Fiesta following a pursuit in the quiet village of Adgestone this lunchtime (Tuesday). The incident began at around 11:20 when the vehicle failed to stop for officers in Apse Heath, which led...

A 7ft wartime sea mine is set to be detonated off the West coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday) after being picked up by a fishing vessel off The Needles. As just gone 08:00 this morning a...

Armed Police have taken up position outside a property in Sandown tonight (Friday). A number of Armed Response officers from both the Island and the mainland have been deployed to Leed Street in the town - the second or third...

Police raided 2 homes at Amherst Place in Ryde this morning (Friday) as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs. 7 Police units - including an armed response vehicle and a dog unit - arrived on the estate...

A road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles has resulted in the closure of The Downs this lunchtime (Thursday).  The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the Brading Down Road turnoff, where a Vauxhall and a...