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Red Funnel has been forced to cancel 2 of its Friday evening sailings due to yet more technical issues with its Raptor-class ferries. It's said that a technical issue with the forward main engine on Red Falcon has led to ...

Police and paramedics have responded to a crash on the dual carriageway in Newport this evening (Friday). The incident - involving at least 2 cars - occurred at just before 18:20 on the southbound carriageway, near the on slip from ...

Joe Robertson has told Island Echo he is 'excited and honoured' to be the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East. St Helens-based Joe received a total of 10,427 votes in yesterday's General Election securing a majority of 3,323 ...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a public order incident in Ryde, in which it was also reported that a woman exposed herself. The incident is said to have occurred between 12:15 and 12:40 on Wednesday (3rd July) in the pedestrian ...

Ben Morley once again showed his liking for the open spaces of the 385 metres Smallbrook Speedway circuit as he took the top spot in the 'Mark Cooper @ Truly Independent' US Style Handicap meeting on Thursday. But on a ...

Traffic is building in Sandown as a result of a collision between a car and a parked vehicle on the High Street. A blue Toyota Aygo has crashed into a parked grey Hyundai Ionic near the junction with York Road. ...

Still relishing in the success of their 2024 Isle of Wight Festival appearance, Island punk group 'The Pill' have announced a concert in Norway, taking place next month. On Saturday 10th August the trio of Lily Hutchings, Lottie Massey and ...

Labour's Richard Quigley says he is 'desperate to get on with the job' as he becomes MP for Isle of Wight West - and sees ferries, education, housing and schooling as his top priorities during his first 100 days in ...

3 employees from Sandown's Wildheart Animal Sanctuary recently completed the Three Peaks Challenge in just under 24 hours. The trio of Lawrence Bates, Mary Lenton and Sandra Peelo were raising money to help rescue 2 European Brown Bears, Benji and ...

The Isle of Wight beat the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by 3 wickets with over 9 overs to spare on Monday (1st July). After losing the toss and being put in to bat, MCC reached a more than respectable ...