First reported by Island Echo

Specially trained officers from the Prison Service's 'Tornado' team were drafted in to deal with what is understood to have been a hostage situation at HMP Isle of Wight yesterday (Monday), Island Echo can exclusively reveal. The dramatic situation began...

A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and car in Cowes this morning (Tuesday). Police were called at around 11:10 to reports of a road traffic collision on Mill Hill Road....

42-year-old David Dunford has been charged over a recent spate of graffiti spraying in Ryde, with a further arrest made as Police probe other graffiti tagging in Newport and Wootton. As first reported by Island Echo yesterday (Monday), Police made...

An urgent search to locate a missing person was launched in the East Wight last night (Monday), but the individual returned home of their own accord. It was at around 21:30 that Police responded to St Helens, with several officers...

Mobile phone network provider O2 is on the move in Newport, relocating further up the High Street from its existing location. For more than 15 years, O2 has been based at the junction of Holyrood Street, High Street and Quay...

A power cut is affecting more than 1,100 households and businesses in the Godshill, Roud, Whiteley Bank and Wroxall areas this morning. The outage hit the South Wight at around 08:40 and is currently affecting 107 postcodes in the PO36,...

Red Funnel is advising customers of 2-hour delays on its East Cowes-Southampton service this afternoon (Monday) due to the earlier cancellation of 2 sailings. The 12:30 from East Cowes and the 14:00 from Southampton were both scrapped due to a...

26-year-old Jack Taylor has been remanded in custody on a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident at a flat in Newport last week. Police were called to an address on the corner of...

A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a spate of criminal damage in which vehicles, road signs and bus shelters have been spray painted with graffiti tags. At around 21:45 last night (Sunday), Police received reports that a...

3 people arrested in connection with a serious incident in Upper Ventnor on Saturday, which saw Armed Police deployed, have been bailed. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services responded to Lowtherville Road in Ventnor on Saturday evening following...