MAN WHO STOLE READY MEALS AND LINDT BUNNY FINED £40
22nd June 2026
Police are conducting a large scale search for a wanted individual in a public park in Sandown tonight (Saturday). The National Police Air Service helicopter is circling in the skies above as officers conduct a sweep of Los Altos Park,...
Read moreDetailsCoastguard Rescue Officers have assisted the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in evacuating an injured person from a remote part of the South Wight this afternoon (Saturday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to Watershoot Bay near Niton at 14:30...
Read moreDetailsVentnor Coastguard Rescue Team responded to reports of 3 swimmers in difficulty at Egypt Point near Cowes earlier this evening (Friday). Solent Coastguard requested officers conduct a search of the shore close to the New Holmwood Hotel after receiving a...
Read moreDetailsPhoto: Bembridge CRT Bomb disposal experts from Portsmouth are on the Isle of Wight this morning (Friday) to investigate and potentially detonate a piece of suspected ordnance at Yaverland. As first reported by Island Echo, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was...
Read moreDetailsBembridge Coastguard Rescue Team have been alerted to the discovery of a piece of suspected ordnance at Yaverland this afternoon (Thursday). 2 members of the public alerted HM Coastguard to the find near Red Cliff at around 15:30. Coastguard Rescue...
Read moreDetailsWalkers enjoying the beach as part of their daily exercise are warned that the coastline between Shanklin and Luccombe is unstable and poses a risk to public safety. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked to the seaside location at 18:30...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have rushed to Wootton this evening (Monday) following reports of a property fire, but it has transpired that the alert has been sparked by a bonfire. Crews from Newport and Ryde were mobilised to New Road, close to PGL...
Read moreDetails32-year-old Rhys Patrick Davies, of no fixed abode, has been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm after a 35-year-old was left with a fractured skull following an assault in Sandown on Thursday. Davies has been questioned by officers over the weekend...
Read moreDetails31-year-old Robert Church of Steep Hill Road, Shanklin has been charged with assaulting 3 Police officers whilst they were executing their duty at an address in Ryde yesterday (Saturday). As exclusively reported by Island Echo earlier today, 1 officer suffered...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have rushed to a block of flats in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday) - but the incident has quickly been scaled back. 3 appliances - 2 from Ryde and 1 from Newport - were mobilised to Union Road at just...
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