First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters from Ryde have tackled a small van fire in St Helens this morning (Friday). 1 appliance was mobilised to The Green car park at just before 09:45 when a member of the public reported smoke issuing from the engine...

Fears that persons may have been in distress off the Isle of Wight led to the scrambling of the Coastguard Rescue helicopter and Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat this evening (Thursday). HM Coastguard received a report at just before 20:00 of a...

A Ryde man caught causing damage to the front door of Inclusion in Newport, whilst armed with a rubber mallet, has been arrested, charged and put before the courts this week. 38-year-old Craig Sheriff, of Melville Street in Ryde, was...

A pan left on the hob sparked a call out to a residential property in Shanklin for firefighters this morning (Wednesday). 3 appliances from Ryde, Ventnor and St Mary's (Southampton) responded to the address on Carter Avenue, at the junction...

The driver of a Renault Modus has escaped injury this afternoon (Monday) after his vehicle smashed into bollards and railings in the upper reaches of Ventnor.  The crash has occurred on Ocean View Road near the junction with Grove Road...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) was scrambled to a medical emergency in Blackwater this afternoon (Friday). Having been tasked to the Island at around 15:20, it didn't take long for locals to see the green and...

A dog that had fallen down a cliff in Ventnor was rescued by Coastguard crews last night (Thursday). At around 18:30 a dog owner called 999 and asked for the Coastguard’s help after their dog had fallen down a cliff...

The body of a man in his 40s has been discovered amongst the wreckage of a cottage in Brighstone - alongside his 3 dogs - following a blaze in the village earlier this week. As first reported by Island Echo, crews...

Dozens of firefighters from stations across the Isle of Wight are tackling a property fire in Brightstone this morning (Tuesday).  Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to a house fire at Gaggerhill Lane off the...

The National Police Air Service helicopter has been scrambled to assist in a search of the countryside near Sandown tonight (Bank Holiday Monday). The assistance of the Bournemouth-based helicopter was called upon by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary shortly before...