The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have cordoned off a road in Ventnor following the partial collapse of a family home - whilst the occupants were asleep in their beds. A cordon has been established around the terraced...

2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat are responding to an ongoing incident in the Colwell Bay area of the West Wight tonight (Saturday). Island Echo understands that Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the Severn-class lifeboat...

A flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast has been issued by the Environment Agency this evening (Saturday) - with East Cowes and Cowes expected to take the brunt. Sunday afternoon's tide (12:05) is expected to be higher than...

A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident at a holiday park in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Hampshire Constabulary say they are investigating reports...

6-year-old Connie Jackson joined her grandparents, Viv and Garry Willis, when they performed a mini pop concert for charity outside their Appley home last Saturday. More than 50 people, including Mayor of Ryde Cllr Michael Lilley, watched and listened as...

Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their Ryde-Southsea service this lunchtime (Saturday) as a result of the adverse weather conditions. Strong winds on the Solent have forced the operator to cancel crossings in both directions until further notice. An update is...

Numerous recent sightings of a moth that became extinct in the UK in the 1960s suggest that it has recolonised and is now breeding across southern Britain. The Clifden Nonpareil, whose name means ‘beyond compare’, is one of the largest...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds and storm surges across the Isle of Wight has been issued by forecasters at the IW Met Service. Winds will increase throughout tonight (Saturday) and into Sunday morning with the risk of gusts...

People buy holiday homes for many reasons – somewhere to escape to themselves, as a source of income, a lifestyle investment or just somewhere handy for visiting guests and relatives to stay. Whatever your reasons the Isle of Wight has...

The quality of life for an Isle of Wight patient living with Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been considerably improved thanks to the specialist work of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Orthotics and Prosthetics Service. The Orthotics team at St....