First reported by Island Echo

A 50-year-old man Seaview was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after he was stopped by Police in Newchurch on Tuesday evening. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to Watery Lane in the village at around...

Environmental Health inspectors have handed Busy Bee Garden Centre's Olive Tree Restaurant a shock 1-star food hygiene rating, but the owners have called into question whether the issues raised warranted such a massive downgrade. The popular restaurant was last visited...

A man in his 60s is being treated in hospital after being involved in a hit and run collision in Gurnard this morning (Tuesday). Police were called at 07:57 to reports of a pedestrian collision on Cockleton Lane. Island Echo...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a horse-related incident in the West Wight which has left a woman with a suspected broken leg. It was shortly before 13:15 that the air ambulance's dispatch desk...

A fire alarm sounding at a building key to the Island's digital infrastructure has prompted a response to Ryde by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin have...

Emergency services are responding to a crash in the village of Havenstreet this morning (Monday), which has seen a vehicle roll off the road and onto its roof. The incident has occurred near to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway...

The Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed that a case of bluetongue virus has been identified on the Isle of Wight and, as a result, the Island has been placed into a restriction zone. It was last Thursday that...

The driver of a Volkswagen Golf R has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving after ploughing into a garden fence in Cowes during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police had already been made aware of...

Firefighters from Ryde were mobilised to tackle a reported car fire in the town during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). 1 appliance responded to Wood Street - near the junction with Dover Street - at around 02:00. It...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel at least 10 hi-speed Red Jet sailings today (Saturday) due to a technical issue. Earlier in the day the 11:30 and 12:05 sailings from Southampton were cancelled, alongside the 12:05 and 12:40 from...