Concerns for the welfare of an individual have sparked a multi-agency search in the West Wight this evening (Sunday). HM Coastguard was alerted to the ongoing incident in the Freshwater Bay area at around 17:00, quickly deploying teams from Needles...

Platform One has revealed the judges for the 2024 Wight Noize Final on Thursday 25th April at Strings Bar & Venue.  The finalists were shortlisted following an application with event partner Amplead and now have the opportunity to perform in...

An investigation is underway after a Freshwater man was arrested and suspected drugs were found following a traffic stop in Newport last night (Saturday). Officers carrying out a patrol were made aware of a vehicle of interest travelling towards Newport...

Following an 8-week junior class programme which took place at both the West Wight Sports Centre and Freshwater Bay Golf Club, juniors celebrated by brandishing their FBGC membership cards. 25 Juniors graduated through the programme run by PGA golf professional...

A man is his 90s has passed away in hospital following a fire at a property in Sandford in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Emergency service personnel - including pumping appliances from Shanklin, Newport and Cowes were called...

A man has suffered serious burns following a fire at a property in Sandford in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Emergency service personnel were called to the scene on Shanklin Road at just before 02:00 this morning. It...

HM Coastguard Crews on scene last night. Three people have been taken to hospital following an incident that saw a boat crash into Gosport Marina last night (Saturday), just hours after the same vessel collided with the breakwater off the...

A search by land, sea and air to find a ‘crashed boat’ last night was called off in the early hours of this morning (Sunday) after nothing was located. As first reported by Island Echo, several calls were made to...

A search by land, sea and air is underway in the North Wight this evening (Saturday) to locate a stranded motor vessels. The mayday call first came in at about 21:15 this evening, with initial fears that the vessel has...

Police are investigating an incident involving a ‘dangerous dog’ after a woman reported that she had been bitten whilst walking in Ryde earlier this week. A spokesperson from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has said: “We have received a...