Freshwater Independent Lifeboat launched both its lifeboats in a bid to rescue a swimmer in difficulty off the coast of Brighstone this evening (Sunday). The volunteer lifeboat crew were paged by Solent Coastguard at just after 20:00 and soon launched...

The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary has said goodbye to people-loving Daisy after she passed away over the weekend. The sad news was announced on the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary Facebook page earlier today (Sunday). Daisy, who was into...

It was a busy afternoon on the water for the crew of Bembridge RNLI today (Sunday) RNLB Norman Harvey was launched earlier this afternoon, at around 13:15, to assist the 8 crew of a RIB that had run aground on...

A missing person search earlier this afternoon (Sunday) had a positive outcome thanks to the efforts of WightSAR and Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to reports of a high-risk missing person just after lunchtime this afternoon,...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to the Island for the 3rd time this weekend, this time attending a medical emergency in Freshwater Bay. Leaving their Thruxton base at around 15:45 this afternoon (Sunday), the...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor - Thursday 24th August 2023 "We went to Totland for the day as it...

A car has been seized following an incident in Ashey yesterday (Saturday) that saw men allegedly armed with machetes gain entry to an address in suspicious circumstances. Police were called at around 16:42 yesterday to an incident on Ashey Road,...

Happy Haddock has announced that both of its fish and chip shops in The Bay are to close until further notice. The chippy business currently have 2 shops in the bay area with eateries located on both Sandown and Shanklin...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was scrambled to Newport earlier this evening (Saturday) on what was the helicopter's 2nd Island shout of the day. The urgent call was made to flying doctors at around 17:30, with it...

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision involving a single vehicle on the main road to Freshwater this afternoon (Saturday). The incident has occurred on The Middle Road between the junction with the B3399 and Brook Road....