Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

44-year-old Gareth Wheeler faces 25 sexual offence charges, ranging from sexual activity with a child and making indecent images.

BREAKING: The busy road has been closed by Police in both directions this evening (Wednesday).

East Wight MP Joe Robertson has joined local residents in a bid to stop Southern Water releasing additional combined sewage water on a Bembridge beach.

Community groups, organisations and businesses in Ryde are being invited to apply for a share of £100,000 in funding through a new grants programme.

A new Assistant Coroner has begun sitting on the Isle of Wight, in what could represent an important step towards reducing the lengthy delays that have plagued the Coroner's Service in recent years.

Island Echo understands that the towing vehicle left the scene shortly after the collision.

Every set will be played exclusively on vinyl records with money raised on the day going to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

A new Youth County Darts Team has been launched on the Isle of Wight to give young players a pathway into competitive regional darts.

Police from across the Isle of Wight are asking for the publics help this afternoon (Wednesday) in aiding in their search for missing Newport woman, Brenda Ealey.