First reported by Island Echo

2 men remain in custody after a car crashed into the front garden of a house near Whippingham yesterday evening (Saturday). Police were called shortly after 18:00 to a report of a collision involving 2 vehicles - a Ford Focus...

56-year-old Timothy Young has been charged with theft from a shop after allegedly stealing from The Little Cow Shed in Havenstreet. It was reported to Police earlier this week that on the evening of 22nd February, a man allegedly entered...

Police investigating the theft of £10,000 worth of suncream from Boots stores across the Isle of Wight have released CCTV images of 2 men they want to speak to. As exclusively reported by Island Echo on Wednesday, Hampshire & Isle...

Fears that an elderly man had been drink driving led to Police being called to Military Road yesterday evening (Thursday). Officers were deployed to the scene near Chale at 18:12 when a concerned member of the public alerted Police to...

A number of commuter sailings on Red Funnel's Red Jet service between West Cowes-Southampton have been cancelled this morning (Friday). It's said that an obstruction in an inner starboard jet unit limits the operating capabilities of Red Jet 6, which...

IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds, with rain also set to bring unfavourable conditions across the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Friday). Forecasters say a spell of very wet and windy weather will develop during...

Blackgang Chine has revealed that its newest ride - The Jolly Robin - will be swinging into the park later this year, nestled amongst a much-expanded Pirate Cove. The name is, of course, a nod to the ride being the...

3 men from Southampton have been charged with burglary after a quantity of cash was stolen during a break-in at the Co-Op in Shanklin on Sunday night. As first reported by Island Echo, Police cordoned off the supermarket on Landguard Road...

Island Line will switch to an hourly service from tomorrow (Thursday) until further notice as the 'new' Class 484 trains are proving problematic. Despite a recent £26million investment in the Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin service, which promised greater connectivity,...

Medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have joined local ambulance crews in responding to a medical emergency in the rural village of Brighstone this morning (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service mobilised 2 ambulance crews,...