An Isle of Wight man accused of raping a woman in Ventnor last month will face no further action as it has been deemed the allegation made against him was falsified. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Shanklin this morning (Sunday) following a call for assistance from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The yellow and green helicopter touched down in fields behind Landguard Holiday Park...

A hi-tech solution to seal and strengthen the culvert underneath Victoria Avenue/Shanklin Road, through which Scotchells Brook passes, is to begin next week. Island Roads will use an inflatable resin ‘balloon’ liner which is pulled through the structure, sealed at...

An elderly man is receiving treatment in hospital after falling and sustaining an injury on a cliff path between Culver Down and Whitecliff Bay during the early hours of this morning (Sunday).  At around 03:15, both Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team...

Photos: Ventnor CRT Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were called into action for the second time today at just before 16:00 this afternoon (Saturday) to reports of an abandoned paddle board off Atherfield. Immediately after...

A kayaker had to be placed onto a stretcher and hauled up the cliff face by HM Coastguard after becoming injured near Freshwater earlier this afternoon (Saturday).  Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard shortly before 12:30...

Firefighters were mobilised to a property in Newport following reports of a small fire in the kitchen earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Appliances were sent to a maisonette on Linden Road at around 14:10. The first crew on scene discovered that...

Delays built up in Carisbrooke earlier this afternoon (Saturday) when a tractor leaked hydraulic fluid over the carriageway and broke down outside a busy pub. Queues were back to the Wellington Road roundabout after the agricultural vehicle developed a fault...

Swift action by staff on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway prevented a lineside fire from spreading this morning (Saturday). A timetabled passenger train travelling from Smallbrook Junction to Havenstreet had to stop on the tracks just after the Ashey...

Keen gardeners across the Isle of Wight are waiting for the shortlisted gardens to be announced as judging for Wight in Bloom 2019 has now come to an end. The event - made possible with the support of Southern Vectis...