First reported by Island Echo

A woman has been airlifted to a mainland hospital after sustaining a significant head injury in her own home in Sandown, with an elderly male also taken to hospital. Police say the woman has sustained serious injuries as a result...

A serious incident at an address in Sandown has seen the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance land in the middle of a residential area this morning (Friday). The distinctive yellow helicopter flew low over Perowne Way before touching...

Police are investigating an incident in which a man tried to grab a 12-year-old boy after offering him sweets on Pan estate in Newport. At around 14:00 on Tuesday (6th August), a 12-year-old boy was walking in Isobel Park, near...

Police, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are responding to an incident at Whale Chine off Military Road this evening (Thursday). Several emergency vehicles are on scene along the remote stretch of South Wight coast having been...

Wightlink will be running a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route tomorrow (Friday) due to the absence of yet another essential crew member. Staffing troubles will once again impact the cross-Solent firm's operation as tourists flock to the Isle of...

A motorcyclist has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries after ending up in a ditch having collided with a car at Compton this afternoon (Wednesday). Emergency services - including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance...

Emergency services - including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance - are responding to a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a car on Military Road at Compton this lunchtime (Wednesday). The incident, which occurred shortly before...

Reports of a person waving a samurai sword in the air led to a large Police response - which included scores of Armed Police Officers - descending on Oakfield last night (Friday). Police were called just after 20:00 to a...

Firefighters tackled a vehicle fire in the heart of Ryde earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). The vehicle - a BMW 1-series - was parked on George Street when it suddenly caught fire at around 13:30. A single fire crew from Ryde...

No offences have been reported following an incident that saw a man - acting in an alarming manner - approach a young child in Ryde earlier this morning (Tuesday). Police were called at 11:11 following reports of a man acting...