First reported by Island Echo

A power cut has hit more than 140 postcodes in and around Arreton, Godshill and Newchurch this evening (Saturday). As families settle down for a night in front of the TV, supply has been lost to some 1,855 properties in...

Another yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight as forecasters expect heavy and persistent rain to hit on Sunday and into Monday. IW Met Service says that rainfall totals of 15-20mm are likely in many areas...

Day break has revealed the extent of a landslip that occurred behind a house on Zig Zag Road in Ventnor last night (Friday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to the scene at around 18:45 after receiving...

A fresh landslide in a residential area of Ventnor has led to Police closing a number of roads in the town this evening (Friday). Emergency services are in attendance on Zig Zag Road, where Island Echo understands some of the...

Numerous containers are in situ at Appley Car Park. The sudden appearance of over 15 large sewage storage containers at Ryde's Appley Car Park is as a result of ongoing works to fix a burst sewer pipe on the outskirts...

A through road in Seaview has been closed following the discovery of a deep void this afternoon (Friday). It was around 13:00 that the 1-metre-wide hole on Steyne Road was first reported, with engineers from Southern Water swiftly sent out...

Medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) have been scrambled to Totland this afternoon (Friday) to assist with an ongoing medical emergency in the village. Having been scrambled from its Thruxton base at around 13:30, the...

Police are liaising with The Bay CE Secondary School in Sandown after 2 children were suddenly taken unwell yesterday (Thursday), with investigations underway as to whether an illegal vape was to blame. Island Echo can reveal that a pupil was rushed to...

Gritters will hit the Island's roads during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Saturday). Island Roads says that the decision has been made to treat the precautionary routes, as well as bridge decks at Stag Lane and Foxes Road in...

Police were called to a residential address in Wootton Bridge yesterday evening (Thursday) where the body of a man in his 20s was discovered. Officers were called at around 16:50 by blue-light colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service...