A 15-year-old girl helped to save a intoxicated man from the sea at Sandown last night (Saturday). Whilst thousands of people were enjoying the annual fireworks display, one man took it upon himself to enter the bitterly cold water in...

UPDATED: Police were called to a road traffic collision involving a Skoda Fabia on Lake High Street late last night (Saturday). The red hatchback sustained heavy front end damage after colliding with a number of bollards lining the carriageway. Airbags...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Newport and Freshwater are tackling a tree fire in Brighstone this evening (Saturday). 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to the scene off Upper Lane at just gone 20:00. A tree is well alight with an orange...

Staff teams from a recently formed voluntary sector self-help service are celebrating a successful first 12 months, after a string of positive outcomes across island communities. The Living Well approach launched towards the end of 2017 and was designed to...

Isle of Wight NHS Trust volunteer, Julian Parker, has been shortlisted for the HelpForce Champions - National awards for health volunteers 2018. The awards, which take place in central London on Thursday 8th November, will celebrate the varied ways in...

They’ve delighted families visiting the Isle of Wight since Easter, but as winter draws closer, the characters from the ‘We’re Going On An Isle of Wight Bear Hunt’ promotion have found 2 ‘forever homes’ to spend the rest of their...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has launched an online community to enable its customers to chat with one another, share experiences, thoughts and ideas and engage in lively debate about SSEN’s services. SSEN aims to put its customers at...

UPDATED: Police and 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams are attending an incident at Totland Pier in the West Wight this morning (Saturday). As previously reported by Island Echo, the National Police Air Service helicopter started circling Ryde shortly after 05:00 before...

Local residents were woken from their beds by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter conducting an apparent search in the skies above Ryde earlier this morning (Saturday). At just gone 05:00 the Bournemouth-based helicopter started circling the town in...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to an alarm activation at The Royal Hotel in Ventnor this morning (Saturday). 3 appliances from Ventnor, Shanklin and Newport were mobilised to the scene on Belgrave Road at around...