CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
A man with a hip injury prompted a callout for Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services including St John's Ambulance paramedics working on behalf of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service attended the scene on...
Read moreDetailsOfficers investigating an incident that saw a 95-year-old woman burgled in Freshwater have released an image of a man they would like to speak to. Sometime between midday and 13:00 on Sunday 1st August, the victim was at home on...
Read moreDetailsHampshire Constabulary is appealing to the public to help locate a missing 49-year-old woman from Newport. As first reported by Island Echo, a missing person search was launched this afternoon involving police, WightSAR, and the National Police Air Service helicopter....
Read moreDetailsAn open day at Cowes RNLI lifeboat station was quickly abandoned when the crew was paged with an immediate launch request this afternoon (Saturday). HM Coastguard requested the crew to launch immediately and assist with an ongoing rescue across the...
Read moreDetailsThe National Police Air Service helicopter is taking part in a missing person search near Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The black and yellow NPAS helicopter was first spotted above the skies of Newport at approximately 16:50 after arriving from its...
Read moreDetailsA woman in her 60s has suffered significant arm injuries after being attacked by a dog in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). Officers were called at 13:13 this afternoon to a report of a dog fighting with another dog and biting...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are rushing to the scene of a collision on the Middle Road this lunchtime (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...
Read moreDetailsBembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat and All-Weather Lifeboat were launched this evening to assist a 30 foot sailing yacht aground in Priory Bay with 2 people onboard. Both the RNLB Norman Harvey and the RNLB Alfred Albert Williams were requested by HM Coastguard...
Read moreDetailsOfficers have arrested a 23-year-old man following an early morning incident involving a knife in Sandown. Several police units responded to a 999 call reporting a man - who was thought to have a knife on his person - acting...
Read moreDetailsDo you recognise the man in this picture? Police want to identify him as part of an investigation into an assault that took place in Ryde in the early hours of Sunday 15th August. As previously reported by Island Echo, officers...
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