First reported by Island Echo

Wightlink has cancelled a number of sailings on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route at the start of the Bank Holiday weekend due to a lack of staff. It's been confirmed that the absence of an essential crew member has led to the...

2 lifeboats have been launched and the Coastguard Rescue helicopter scrambled to locate a woman who has gone overboard off the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday). It was around 13:45 that Solent Coastguard was alerted to...

Police are currently searching for the driver of a Honda Civic following a hit and run crash in Ryde, which has seen a parked car destroyed and debris left strewn across the carriageway. Great Preston Road has been closed in...

A General Election has been called, meaning in just 6 weeks’ time Islanders will head to the polls to vote for a Member of Parliament for both Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

A section of the High Street in Ryde has been cordoned off by Police this afternoon (Wednesday) amid a medical incident, in which an elderly individual is being tended to in the middle of the road. Police and paramedics are...

A road traffic collision that occurred at daybreak this morning (Wednesday) - in which a vehicle collided with a telegraph pole - has led to the closure of Staplers Road on the outskirts of Newport. Emergency services were called to...

A search and rescue operation is underway as the sun rises in Ryde this morning (Monday) over fears a woman may be in difficulty. HM Coastguard teams from Bembridge and Ventnor - and Police - are present at Ryde Esplanade,...

Red Funnel is still working to fix a problem with the propulsion system on board Red Eagle, meaning yet more cancellations as a new week begins. The cross-Solent ferry operator has tonight (Sunday) announced that due to extended works on...

Police are investigating after a woman in her 40s was assaulted at a bus stop in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called shortly before 01:00 to a report that...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down at Westridge on the outskirts of Ryde this morning (Sunday) in response to a medical emergency. The yellow and green helicopter landed in the grounds of the golf club...