Firefighters have rescued 1 person from a flat fire in Newport this morning (Monday). 4 appliances from Newport, Cowes and East Cowes are on scene at Pyle Street alongside an Aerial Ladder Platform and the Incident Command Unit. According to...

The Isle of Wight experienced a very dry and sunny Spring with a bumper 214.5 hours of sunshine recorded in April - but will the good weather continue as we enter the Summer months? Today marks the first day of...

To say thank you to all Isle of Wight-based NHS employees working hard to look after people during the COVID-19 crisis, Barratt and David Wilson Homes Southampton division has launched a new NHS Deposit Contribution Scheme giving a 5% deposit...

Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched late last night (Sunday) to assist a 31ft sailing vessel in difficulty to the west of Yarmouth Harbour. Solent Coastguard tasked the Severn-class lifeboat at 22:27 and it wasn’t long before the casualty vessel...

HM Coastguard, Bembridge RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending an incident at St Helens this evening (Sunday). Emergency services were called out at around 18:30 when it was reported that a boat had broken down and...

Police have arrested a driver on suspicion of drink driving after they failed a roadside breathe test following a road traffic collision at Compton earlier this afternoon (Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Military...

2 males riding quad bikes are being sought following a minor road traffic collision on Brading Downs this afternoon (Sunday). Police and paramedics were called to the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay sometime before 16:50. The occupants of a Ford...

Firefighters from Ryde have attended a small BBQ fire in the town this afternoon (Sunday), prompting a safety message to be issued by the control room. 1 appliance was mobilised to Castle Street at around 16:50. It has since transpired...

A car has crashed and come to a stop on its side on Military Road at Compton this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services have been alerted to the incident, which has occurred at the top of the hill at Compton, between...

3 Police officers were assaulted whilst arresting a wanted man, who was covered in blood, during a call out last night (Saturday). Police were called to a domestic incident - which is thought to have taken place in The Bay area...