First reported by Island Echo

The coastal communities of Shanklin and Ventnor have been reconnected following the re-opening of Leeson Road this morning (Wednesday) - although it is set to close again in just over 7 weeks' time. Residents and businesses in Ventnor are celebrating...

Wightlink has announced that it will be running a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service tomorrow (Wednesday) due to staffing issues. It's said that the absence of an essential crew member is to blame for the disruption to...

Leeson Road - the main road connecting Shanklin to Ventnor - is to finally re-open to traffic tomorrow (Wednesday), the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. It was in December last year - some 7 months ago - that a...

Flying doctors have been scrambled to assist a horse rider who has fallen from their animal in the West Wight this morning (Tuesday). The incident began at around 10:45 in a remote spot off Middle Road, between Tapnell and Afton....

Police moved in on a vehicle in Newport early this morning (Monday) to arrest a 28-year-old man on suspicion of blackmail. Officers surrounded the BMW estate as it travelled along the northbound carriageway of Medina Way at around 07:00, in...

Multiple emergency services are responding to a serious road traffic collision between a coach and a car at Whippingham this afternoon (Monday). Police, fire crews and paramedics have all been called to Whippingham Road, near the junction with East Cowes...

Richard Quigley MP has said that the situation with Red Funnel is 'unacceptable' and that Wightlink appearing to 'cash in' on the issue doesn't help the Island one bit. The damning words come following a suspension of all vehicle ferry...

Firefighters from Ryde and Newport have responded to a retirement housing complex in Binstead this evening (Friday). 4 appliances - 2 from Ryde and 2 from Newport - and 2 fire officers were mobilised to The Farriers on Pitts Lane...

A woman causing a nuisance on the railway lines at Ryde has led to the suspension of Island Line train services - just as commuters head home for the day. The incident began at around 17:45 and has seen both...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this rush hour amid reported technical issues. The troubled Floating Bridge No.6 has come to a halt on the East Cowes side of the River Medina this afternoon (Thursday). It’s unclear...