RYDE SWIMMERS MAKE A SPLASH AT GREAT NORTH SWIM
21st June 2026
2 women arrested on suspicion of murdering a man in his 50s in Shanklin have been released without charge, with no further action to be taken. Investigations into the killing at an address on St John's Road on Monday night...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters are damping down the remnants of a fire within woodland at Salters Road in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). Trees have been charred by the fire at the entrance to Salters Playing Field - an area that has been subject...
Read moreDetailsA woman in her 70s has died after getting into difficulties in the sea at Seagrove Bay yesterday afternoon (Monday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were mobilised to the popular stretch of coast between Seaview and Priory...
Read moreDetails1 person has been killed and another has been hospitalised - reportedly after being stabbed in the stomach - following an ‘altercation’ at an address in Shanklin last night (Monday), leading to a full-blown murder investigation being launched. Forensic investigators...
Read moreDetailsHampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is working to rescue a cow that has got stuck in the mud in Freshwater this afternoon (Tuesday). Crews from Freshwater, Newport and Ryde have been called to Victoria Road in...
Read moreDetailsA murder investigation has been launched after a man was found with fatal injuries inside a property in Shanklin last night, with 3 people arrested in connection with the incident. Armed Police were deployed to St John’s Road in the...
Read moreDetailsArmed Police and an air ambulance have been deployed to a serious incident in Shanklin tonight (Monday), which has led to the arrest of at least 1 woman. Emergency services have descended on an address at St John’s Road in...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to the Island for the second time today (Monday) - this time to assist an unwell resident in Wootton. At around 20:00, the flying doctors donned their helmets and...
Read moreDetailsFlying doctors from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have been scrambled to a medical emergency on the beach near Seaview this afternoon (Monday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has been joined by the air ambulance medics...
Read moreDetailsA 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after the door to a convenience store in Newport was smashed and a bottle of booze was taken last night (Sunday). Police were called at 23:40 to a report of...
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