First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters and Coastguards responded to a boat fire in Cowes yesterday afternoon (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport were mobilised by fire control to Cowes Yacht Haven at around 17:45. HM Coastguard also mobilised Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and The...

Emergency services have responded to a road traffic collision on Military Road this afternoon (Sunday). Police, paramedics and firefighters were mobilised to the popular coastal road at around 15:30. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has an ambulance crew and...

No injuries were sustained when a Mini left the road and careered through a wall into the front garden of a Shanklin home last night (Saturday). Police were called just before 22:00 to reports of a vehicle colliding with a...

Firefighters from Newport, Cowes and Ventnor are tackling an outbuilding fire in Gurnard this morning (Saturday). 3 appliances and a water carrier are on scene in a field off Rew Street, where smoke can be seen rising from the charred...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service once again - for the second time in a week - due to what is understood to be a broken chain. It was early last Saturday morning that Floating Bridge No.6...

A trailer that overturned on the main road between Newport and Yarmouth earlier this afternoon (Thursday) has been righted, thanks to the efforts of the farming community. The A3054 Yarmouth Road became blocked in both directions when a trailer carrying...

Bembridge RNLI launched to reports of a sailing dinghy floating 7 nautical miles South of St Catherine's Point yesterday lunchtime (Wednesday). Solent Coastguard requested that volunteers launch the All Weather Lifeboat to locate and inspect the yellow Laser Pico dinghy...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued an advisory notice for strong winds later on today (Thursday) and overnight into Friday morning. It's said that an area of low pressure is moving in from the Atlantic bringing some very...

Daylight has revealed the extent of the damage caused to the disused Cygnet Hotel in Sandown after a blaze broke out late last night (Wednesday). Around 30 firefighters were mobilised to Carter Street in the town at 22:30 when fire...

A fire has broken out at the former Cygnet Hotel in Sandown tonight (Wednesday), with multiple fire crews on scene working to contain and extinguish the blaze.  Smoke can be issuing from the property on the corner of Carter Street...