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Liz Earle is set to make redundancies as it announces the closure of its Head Office in Ryde, in what is yet another blow for the Isle of Wight economy. The beauty brand, owned by the American firm Walgreens Boots...
Read moreDetails20-year-old Ryan Loveday, from Kent, has been charged with numerous child sex offences after allegedly meeting an underage girl in Ryde at the weekend. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police swooped on the Travelodge off Lind Street on Sunday...
Read moreDetailsLife-saving transfers to the mainland by the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter will now be carried out from Bembridge Airport - 10 miles away from the Isle of Wight's only hospital. When seriously ill patients require airlifting to the mainland for specialist...
Read moreDetailsGritters will be out across the local road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday) as a cold night is in store for the Isle of Wight. Sub-zero road surface temperatures are forecast overnight, which has led to...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods as he got off the Wightlink car ferry in Fishbourne at the weekend. It was at around 14:30 on Sunday afternoon (2nd February) that officers swooped on a vehicle...
Read moreDetailsHampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue has mobilised to Lynnbottom Household Waste and Recycling Centre this lunchtime (Monday) where a fire has broken out in one of the tip's skips. It was just before 12:24 that the fire...
Read moreDetailsThe driver of a Jaguar has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving following a crash on Bleak Down on Saturday. It was just before 18:00 that Police, fire and ambulance crews were mobilised to Niton Road, between...
Read moreDetailsThe boss of cross-Solent operator Hovertravel, Neil Chapman, is leaving the company after almost 15 years at the helm. Following its recent, comprehensive commercial review, which evaluated all roles in the business, the Board of Directors and Neil Chapman have...
Read moreDetailsAn electricity supply problem is impacting Island Line services with all trains between Brading and Shanklin cancelled today (Sunday). It was at around 18:20 yesterday evening that those living in the local area reported a ‘power surge’, with trains grinding...
Read moreDetailsNo serious injuries have been sustained in a crash between 2 cars on the main road through Yarmouth tonight (Saturday). Police and paramedics are currently on scene at Tennyson Road, where a Volvo and a second car have come together...
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