First reported by Island Echo

A man armed with a knife standing on a cliff top in Shanklin led to the area being locked down last night (Sunday). Police, paramedics and HM Coastguard were called to the Palmerston Road area at around 20:30 following reports...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was kept busy during Cowes Week racing this morning (Monday) – 1st going to 2 yachts involved in a violent collision and then assisting a yachtsman knocked into the water.  In all cases, the boats involved were...

The miserable weather being experienced across the Isle of Wight is not only set to continue but will get worse as the week progresses, with a yellow weather warning for wind now issued for Wednesday. Forecasters at IW Met Service...

Police have been called to a single vehicle crash on the outskirts of Brading this morning (Saturday) in which a van has collided with a concrete wall. The incident has occurred on Rowborough Lane and has seen a Harsco Rail-branded...

Linda Pitcher, the mother of disgraced former councillor Daryll Pitcher, is vying to take her son’s place on the Isle of Wight Council in the forthcoming Wootton Bridge by-election, it has been confirmed this afternoon (Friday). Linda is standing for...

A pillar that has stood at the entrance to the former Standard Hotel in Freshwater for over 100 years has been destroyed by a van this morning (Friday). The Renault panel van is understood to have rolled into the concrete...

Firefighters have been tackling a large bin fire in the heart of Newport Town Centre tonight (Thursday). Smoke filled Scarrots Lane at around 20:30 when a red Biffa bin was seemingly set alight. As well as causing damage to the...

40-year-old Michael Phillips has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for seriously assaulting 3 women whilst holding them hostage at knifepoint for over 3 hours on Christmas Day. Phillips forced entry to an address on Carisbrooke Road on 25th...

Passengers on Hovertravel have been forced to walk across the sand at Ryde after it took Island Flyer over an hour to cross from Southsea today (Thursday). Island Echo understands that the 11:15 crossing from Southsea took around 60 minutes,...

2 people are in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and stabbed in Cowes early this morning (Wednesday). Police were called shortly before 06:30 after a 27-year-old woman was assaulted at an address on Pallance Road...