First reported by Island Echo

Motorists travelling around the East Wight are facing great difficulty this morning (Wednesday) due to the closure of several key routes including Yarbridge, Ashey Road and Havenstreet. Earlier this week the crossroads junction at Yarbridge was closed due to emergency...

Red Funnel has cancelled at least 2 of its vehicle ferry sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton route this morning (Wednesday) due to technical issues. The 10:00 sailing from Southampton and the 11:30 sailing from East Cowes have both been pulled....

Motorists can expect major travel disruption from first thing tomorrow morning (Tuesday) as Yarbridge Crossroads is to be completely closed to enable emergency gas repairs. SGN has confirmed that it needs to work in the centre of the busy 4-way...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and questioned after a man in his 40s was assaulted and threats were made to kill a woman during an incident in Binstead yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Police say that a man in his 40s...

A canoeist who departed Binstead early on Sunday morning, but had not returned as expected, was found in a pub in East Cowes last night. HM Coastguard launched a search between Players Beach, Binstead and Wootton Creek yesterday dinnertime amid...

Police have cordoned off access to a beach on the outskirts of Ryde this evening (Sunday) as part of a wider, ongoing investigation. Officers are understood to have arrived at Players Beach in Binstead at around 17:00, with a cordon...

Firefighters are responding to an incident at Rainbow Fish Bar in Freshwater this evening (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport and Ryde are already on scene, with further appliances from Newport and Sandown thought to be en-route. Staff and customers were...

A yachtsman who received a head injury aboard a classic yacht became the subject of a rescue operation on the Solent this afternoon (Thursday). It had been reported that the sailor had been hit by the yacht’s boom. Cowes RNLI's...

Red Funnel has cancelled at least 2 of its vehicle ferry crossings this morning (Thursday) due to essential maintenance. The cross-Solent operator says the 07:00 from Southampton has been cancelled alongside the 08:30 from East Cowes. It’s unclear at this...

Police have closed the A3055 at Blackgang where the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in response to a road traffic collision this evening (Wednesday). It’s thought a crash has occurred on Blackgang Road - the main...