First reported by Island Echo

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...

A car has ended up in a ditch at a notorious junction on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Sunday) as a result of an overtaking manoeuvre gone wrong. At just before 08:00, police and paramedics were called to the...

Disruption to Red Funnel’s services continues today (Sunday) with a further 6 vehicle ferry sailings cancelled, alongside 4 Red Jet sailings. The cross-Solent operator had to cancel a number of crossings on its East Cowes-Southampton route yesterday due to an...

A suspected drug dealer is in custody after leading Police on a dangerous pursuit through the streets of Ryde late last night (Friday) - with officers finding both Class A drugs and cash. Officers on proactive patrol caught sight of...

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...