First reported by Island Echo

56-year-old Richard Price from Freshwater is to appear in court next week accused of causing serious injury to an elderly pedestrian by careless driving. It was on 27th January last year that an Island Roads vehicle struck a male and...

A 76-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder earlier this week has been bailed, as detectives continue to investigate the suspicious death of a woman in her 70s. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to a detached...

A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway on the seafront in Shanklin tonight (Tuesday) amid fears of a person may be in difficulty in the water. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was first to respond...

Flying medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have touched down in central Newport this lunchtime (Tuesday) in response to a cardiac arrest on Pan Estate. The yellow helicopter has touched down in the playing fields of...

A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of an elderly woman's body inside a home in Wootton yesterday morning (Monday). Police were called to a detached property on Glendale Close at 09:42, with officers...

Police are keeping guard around a property on a quiet residential close in Wootton following a serious incident at the address earlier today (Monday). Glendale Close, off Station Road, is normally a sleepy street but was instead a hive of...

A motorcyclist has sustained potentially serious injuries as a result of a road traffic collision at Blackwater, to which the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled this evening (Monday). Emergency services are currently on scene at...

Police executed warrants at 2 rural Isle of Wight properties as part of a drugs supply investigation this morning (Monday) - but failed to locate any illegal substances. Officers clad in protective equipment arrived at a stable block on Whitehouse...

A man who was seen to enter the sea during the middle of the night - and not return - was rushed to hospital during the early hours of this morning (Monday) following a search and rescue operation to find...

Flash flooding that has swamped central parts of the Isle of Wight has led to firefighters assisting a stranded motorist caught in deep flood water. Torrential downpours that initially hit around 10:00 this morning (Sunday) have caused sudden flooding across...