Read the latest on the search for 45-year-old Christopher Wray here: https://www.islandecho.co.uk/publics-help-sought-in-finding-missing-45-year-old-man/ Police have launched a search for a high risk missing person in the Mottistone area this afternoon (Monday), with volunteer search and rescue technicians called in to assist....

A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty to the theft of a shaving brush and aftershave from a Shanklin store when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday. Timothy Young, of Spring Gardens, Ventnor, was caught on CCTV...

Bembridge RNLI’s All-Weather Lifeboat launched to assist locate & assist as required the source of a DSC Mayday thought to be in the area West of No Mans Land Fort. The Tamar Class RNLB Alfred Albert Williams was launched earlier...

A yacht has been towed to safety by a lifeboat crew after losing its rudder whilst at sea on the Solent this afternoon (Sunday). HM Coastguard tasked the crew of Gosport Lifeboat to assist the vessel off Cowes at around...

HST Marine (HST) has taken delivery of HST Ella, a new hybrid crew transfer vessel designed by pioneering naval architect Chartwell Marine and built on the Isle of Wight. HST Ella is the first hybrid Chartwell 24 vessel to hit...

Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to a report of a man who had fallen and become stuck in a precarious position up a high bank this afternoon (Sunday). The fire service mobilised...

A 36-year-old man has been charged with drink driving after colliding with 2 stationary vehicles in a residential street in Binstead yesterday evening (Saturday). Officers were notified of a collision involving a Renault Kadjar on Wellington Road at around 23:00....

An Isle of Wight mental health organisation is set to hold monthly sessions in order to promote wellness and recovery. The Breakfast Club for Mental Health will be holding wellness and social groups at Strings Bar and Venue in Newport...

Scenes of havoc have been captured in Newport today (Sunday) as motorists begin adapting to a return to the norm as the St George's Way improvement works have come to an end. Island Echo has been sent several photos of...

An Isle of Wight landscaper is counting the cost of an attack on his van that saw tools stolen and damage inflicted last night (Saturday). The Shanklin-based businessman made the gruesome discovery earlier today as he went out to his...