Breaking News

UPDATED: Flash flooding has struck the Island this evening (Tuesday) leaving many arterial roads flooded and some home owners without electricity.  The bout of rain swept from the south at around 20:00 after a series of lightning strikes in the skies...

UPDATED: A 93-year-old man has died following a serious road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this morning. As reported by Island Echo earlier today, two vehicles were involved in a collision near to Tapnell Farm shortly after 08:35....

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning (Tuesday) attending a serious road traffic collision involving a school bus near Tapnell Farm on Middle Road, Freshwater. Police, ambulance crews and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are all in attendance...

An unusual scene was witnessed on the Sandown to Shanklin revetment yesterday (Sunday) after a people carrier become stuck on the sea wall. The silver Ford Galaxy was being driven along the walkway between the two towns by an unnamed...

The Fire Brigades Union has this afternoon called off a 5 hour strike planned for tomorrow evening (Saturday). As previously reported, members of the Fire Brigades Union across the country were set to strike between 18:30 and 23:30 including here...

Hampshire Constabulary have charged a further three people with conspiracy to kidnap following an operation led by the Hampshire Major Investigation Team and the Serious Organised Crime Unit. The investigation came to light after Island Echo exclusively reported armed police...

UPDATED: Police cordoned off a main road in Sandown this morning after a man was found in the road with serious head injuries. Officers closed Avenue Road between Fort Street and the High Street, with an inner cordon in place...

UPDATED: A 10-inch water main that burst in Newport overnight is set to cause traffic delays and has left hundreds of properties without water this morning (Wednesday). Residents in the Pan, Staplers, Hunnyhill and Town Center areas have all been...

Two vehicles have this evening collided on the outskirts of Ryde causing minor traffic delays. The incident happened at around 16:50 at the bridge near to the Ponda Rosa restaurant on Ashey Road. Police have attended the scene and have...

An urgent message from a 35 foot yacht that it had sprung a leak led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat making an emergency dash across the Solent just after mid-day today (Tuesday). 'The Mistral' radioed Solent Coastguard stating that it was...