HM Coastguard and the RNLI rushed to East Cowes this afternoon (Sunday) following reports of person in the water but when they arrived the ‘person’ was just a large floating tree. Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and Bembridge were first...

Part of a grade II listed building in Ventnor collapsed this afternoon (Sunday) leaving rubble all over a private driveway. The incident took place at around 14:30 and has seen a large portion of the building — located off Ocean...

The team at Friends of the Animals are thrilled to share that Pets at Home has kicked off the New Year with an incredibly generous donation of a full pallet of dog, cat, and bird food. This couldn’t have come...

A flood alert for the River Medina issued earlier this morning (Sunday) has been upgraded to a more severe flood warning as adverse weather continues to hit the Isle of Wight. As first reporter by Island Echo, it was earlier...

An East Cowes man was arrested after he allegedly attempted to rob a man at knifepoint in Newport Town Centre yesterday (Saturday). Police were called to South Street in Newport just before 14:00 on Saturday 4th January, following reports of...

Shanklin Rotary Club is preparing to hold its annual charity sale later this month. For many decades the Rotary Club of Shanklin has been organising its annual pop-up sale each January. It has become a local institution on the Isle...

A Fiat Punto smashing into a brick wall saw Police respond to Ryde earlier this evening (Saturday). The incident occurred on Esplanade opposite the Waterside Pool at around 19:30 and saw the small hatchback leave the road and collide with...

A single vehicle collision has blocked Newport's Long Lane this evening (Saturday). Emergency service personnel were callled to the scene near Buckbury Lane at around 17:00. At the scene a Renault Clio, which was travelling toward Downend, has crashed, coming...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has landed in a school playing field this afternoon (Saturday) in response to a medical emergency in the town of Ventnor. Having left it’s Thruxton base at around 13:00, the yellow...

Isle of Wight actor Anna Constable is looking back on 2024 as the year when she was acclaimed for her role in a ground-breaking play exploring masking, autism and mental health issues. She performed at The Lowry in Salford in...