First reported by Island Echo

Red Funnel has cancelled 2 of its overnight sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton route due to essential maintenance. The 03:00 from Southampton has been pulled for tomorrow morning (Saturday), as has the 04:30 return from East Cowes. The cross-Solent operator...

The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered on the beach at Compton last night (Wednesday), Police have confirmed. 3 lifeboats, 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and the Coastguard helicopter were all deployed on a search of the West Wight beauty...

A double decker bus has sustained significant front end damage as a result of a head-on crash with a car on the main road between Wroxall and Ventnor this morning (Thursday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all on scene...

The discovery of a casualty on the beach at Compton has led to a large scale, multi-agency response tonight (Wednesday). Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter, Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and The Needles, Yarmouth RNLI, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, the Isle of...

Concerns are growing for the welfare of 57-year-old Neil Youngs, who was last seen just 4 hours ago in Sandown. Police have issued an appeal for information in a bid to locate the 57-year-old, last seen at around 16:00 today...

Police are investigating the theft of a trailer from an industrial estate in Lake overnight - with Islanders being asked to keep a sharp eye out. An Ifor Williams twin-axle trailer belonging to PJC Glazing was taken from Lake Industrial...

An 18-year-old man from East Cowes has been arrested on suspicion of multiple offences, including causing damage to no fewer than 8 vehicles overnight. It’s understood that a large number of cars were damaged to varying extents in the vicinity...

A body has been found during the search for missing 18-year-old Chris Koppany, Police have confirmed. The discovery was made this morning (Saturday) during the second day of a major search operation involving Police, HM Coastguard and WightSAR. Chris was...

The weekend has not got off to a great start for Red Funnel with the cancellation of at least 2 vehicle ferry crossings and 2 Red Jet sailings due to yet more technical issues. The cross-Solent operator is advising that...

A scooterist has been injured in a road traffic incident at Yaverland this afternoon (Friday), just as the annual Isle of Wight Scooter Rally gets underway. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at Yaverland Road,...