UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service have been called to a large blaze that has broken out on Sandown Seafront this morning (Sunday). Black smoke can be seen for miles around as a result of a blaze...

Rush hour traffic heading in and out of Newport on Staplers Road is being diverted this evening (Friday) as a result of a road traffic collision.  Hampshire Constabulary and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on scene at...

A broken down car is causing long tailbacks with Hampshire Constabulary directing traffic at the junction of Yarbridge Cross this afternoon (Friday). The blue saloon vehicle appears to have broken down toward the top of the hill leading to the...

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has lead police to the main road through Rookley this afternoon (Thursday). The incident is believed to have taken place along the main road through Rookley involving 3 vehicles. The road closure has been put...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts were called to Motherbank, in the Solent between Ryde & Cowes this afternoon (Thursday) after being alerted to the discovery of an unexploded World War 2 bomb. The discovery of the bomb was made by...

Confusion over Wightlink's shorter waiting times and fine implementation on Ryde Pier has led to the discovery that the changes have been put 'on hold'. It was previously announced by the cross-Solent operator that as of Tuesday 26th June the...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a significant undergrowth fire in St. Lawrence this afternoon (Wednesday). 2 fire appliances from Ryde, 2 from Newport, 1 from East Cowes and 1 from Shanklin along with 2 water...

Police have closed the main road between Wroxall and Ventnor this morning (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic collision on Newport Road with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance in attendance. The incident has taken place...

Islanders may have noticed unusual looking vehicles travelling across the Isle of Wight recently, which Island Echo has been able to confirm as belonging to the technology giant, Apple. The brand new vans are understood to be collating data for the...