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Police are investigating after a woman in her 40s was assaulted at a bus stop in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called shortly before 01:00 to a report that ...

The RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre will hold its special bicentenary open day next Sunday (26th May) in celebration of the charity's 200th anniversary. Between 10:30 and 15:00, RNLI volunteers will carry out guided tours of the state-of-the-art factory in Clarence ...

Isle of Wight woman Charlotte Fisher completed the Ultra Trail Snowdonia, the hardest 100-mile mountain race in Europe, for charity last weekend. On Friday, Charlotte set off from Llanberis in Snowdonia to embark on the race, which involved over 9,500ft ...

Mascot 4-year-old Ollie Crates Were you at the Isle of Wight Legends v Saints Legends match on Saturday? Westwood Park was filled to capacity as former (and a few current) Isle of Wight footballers took on a team of well-known ...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down at Westridge on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Sunday) in response to a medical emergency. The yellow and green helicopter landed in the grounds of the golf club ...

It’s not just the air space that will be busy at this year's Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day — Eastern Gardens will have its fair share of static attractions too. First up, flying the flag for the British Army, ...

Popularity to gambling came quite a long time ago. Archaeologists to this day find dice and the likeness of the current chips in ancient civilizations. But why are people still drawn to the gambling industry? It is time to understand ...

The passion and dedication of gardeners on the Isle of Wight is to be celebrated with the return of the popular gardening competition, Wight In Bloom. Wight In Bloom recognises the work of green-fingered wonders, from small front gardens to ...

A car has ended up in a ditch at a notorious junction on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Sunday) as a result of an overtaking manoeuvre gone wrong. At just before 08:00, police and paramedics were called to the ...

In the 2nd edition of Isle of Wight Fauna, Island Echo examines deer, which were once plentiful here but are now only occasional visitors - or do we have some wild deer living among us? Both red deer and roe ...