First reported by Island Echo

A St Lawrence home has been destroyed by a significant landslip that has left 2 other properties precariously hanging on. It was on Saturday that the occupants of Old Park Lodge began evacuating after the land surrounding their home -...

St Francis Primary School in Ventnor was placed into lockdown after a man allegedly assaulted a woman and caused alarm at the school's nursery this morning (Tuesday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to Newport Road at 09:08...

A lack of staff has resulted in the cancellation of 6 commuter sailings on Red Funnel’s Red Jet service tomorrow morning (Tuesday). The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the 06:05, 07:15 and 0825 scheduled departures from Southampton have all been...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery after a male was ordered to hand over cash in Shanklin this afternoon (Monday). 8 Police units responded out of Newport to the scene on Atherley Road, Shanklin at...

Police have cordoned off Appley Car Park in Ryde where a car has rolled onto its roof this morning (Monday). The incident on Appley Lane occurred shortly before 06:45 and has seen a Nissan Juke come to a rest with...

A large scale search of the Solent resulted in a man being found trapped between furniture on board his yacht moored in Newtown last night (Sunday). Serious concerns about the wellbeing of a lone yachtsman were raised with HM Coastguard...

A car on its roof is blocking Brading Down Road in both directions this morning (Saturday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service - including an Operational Commander - were...

A person stuck in the mud near St Catherine's Point resulted in a call out for HM Coastguard and the fire service earlier this afternoon (Friday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to a man...

A revised timetable is to be in operation for up to 4 weeks on Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth vehicle ferry route from Monday (11th March).  The cross-Solent operator is warning that the revised timetable - which they haven't yet released - will...

A man in his 20s has been detained under the Mental Health Act after Police were alerted to the presence of suspected explosive material inside a property in Newport yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts from the Royal Navy...