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Visitors to this year's Cowes Week will not have failed to notice the Royal Navy's HMS Severn keeping a watchful eye over proceedings as the official Guard Ship of the regatta - and Island Echo has this week had a...

A total of 11,091 crimes were recorded on the Isle of Wight between March 2021 and March 2022, a staggering 21.8% increase on the year before, official figures show. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed...

A teenage girl has admitted a string of violent offences - including threatening a nurse with a knife and attacking police officers. The 16-year-old girl from Newport, who can't be identified for legal reasons, appeared at Isle of Wight Magistrates'...

A pair of unassuming semi-detached houses located on York Avenue in East Cowes have been revealed as 2 of the Isle of Wight's most revolutionary properties.  The Grade II listed buildings - 201 and 203 York Avenue - were one...

Works to create a new permissive route for the Isle of Wight coastal Path at Brighstone Holiday Centre have been completed, meaning the route is now open and available for people to use. The original coastal route was lost due...

The problems with Shanklin's Big Mead Pond look set to be over after the permanent, natural water supply was re-instated yesterday (Tuesday) - and a date has now been set for the fish to be re-housed.  The flow of water...

A war between the leading supermarkets has resulted in the price of fuel being slashed on the Isle of Wight, with Tesco knocking 6p/litre off the price of diesel this week alone. Tesco on Brading Road has been selling petrol...

A man who is alleged to have carried out a string of rapes in the 1980s appeared in court yesterday (Tuesday). William Wilkie, 55, of Horseshoe Close in Northwood appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court charged with 4...

A rapist serving life in prison pushed a prison officer, rendering him unconscious, whilst incarcerated at HMP Isle of Wight last year, a court has heard. Asif Ali, 43, now of HMP Parc in Wales pleaded guilty to 1 count...

New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that the number of sexual offences reported on the Isle of Wight has increased by almost 30% in just 12 months to hit a new record high. Between March 2021...