First reported by Island Echo

An ocean rowing boat reported to be in difficulty against a strong tide and a Force 5 westerly breeze off St Catherine's Point led to a joint rescue effort involving 3 lifeboats and a Coastguard Rescue Team yesterday evening (Wednesday)....

Passengers on board a Route 3 bus have escaped injury following a crash in Ryde, in which a car has smashed into the side of the double decker. The incident has occurred on the junction of George Street and Melville...

Concerns for the welfare of an individual seen near the cliff edge on Culver Down led to a multi-agency response earlier this evening (Tuesday). At around 18:00, Police and paramedics responded to the East Wight beauty spot amid concerns for...

Police have closed 1 of 2 roads in and out of the village of Bembridge this afternoon (Tuesday) following the discovery of a piece of historic ordnance. Embankment Road has been closed in both directions between St Helens and Bembridge...

A 41-year-old man who allegedly crashed his car into another vehicle before then assaulting its elderly occupant has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving. Police were called to Regent Street in Shanklin at around 09:00 this morning (Tuesday) to...

Armed Police have taken up position outside an address in East Cowes where a standoff is ongoing this evening (Monday). Police descended on the North Wight town at around 18:00, speeding toward the bottom end of York Avenue. A number...

Lifeboats from both the Island and the mainland were called to assist a speedboat taking on water off The Needles this afternoon (Sunday). Alerted at around 15:00, crews from Freshwater, Lymington and Mudeford made the trip to the West Wight...

Freshwater Independent Lifeboat launched both its lifeboats in a bid to rescue a swimmer in difficulty off the coast of Brighstone this evening (Sunday). The volunteer lifeboat crew were paged by Solent Coastguard at just after 20:00 and soon launched...

A missing person search earlier this afternoon (Sunday) had a positive outcome thanks to the efforts of WightSAR and Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to reports of a high-risk missing person just after lunchtime this afternoon,...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to the Island for the 3rd time this weekend, this time attending a medical emergency in Freshwater Bay. Leaving their Thruxton base at around 15:45 this afternoon (Sunday), the...