First reported by Island Echo

A disposable BBQ being used on the balcony of a penthouse apartment in Newport has led to a call out for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service tonight (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport are on scene at...

Wightlink's Yarmouth service is experiencing delays of 90 minutes following a 'docking incident' earlier this afternoon (Friday). Island Echo is told by witnesses on board that the 14:40 Yarmouth service endured a ‘heavy docking’, with passengers then unable to unload...

Emergency services have been called to a 2 car road traffic collision in Arreton this afternoon (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, Paramedics from Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a single fire appliance from Hampshire &...

A man in his 20s has suffered a head injury following a late night assault in Newport, which led to a road being cordoned off overnight. As first reported by Island Echo, Police taped off Lugley Street between Post Office...

Police have cordoned off a road in the centre of Newport following a late night incident outside the Travelodge hotel. Lugley Street has been closed between Post Office Lane and Mill Street this morning (Friday) with an inner cordon directly...

A woman has been winched to safety by the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter tonight (Thursday) after a 5-hour long search to find her at the most Southerly tip of the Isle of Wight. The incident began at around 15:00 this afternoon...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to an ongoing medical emergency in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency service personnel were first notified of the incident at around 13:40. The helicopter landed in Forelands Fields at...

Cross-solent operator Hovertravel has suspended its services between Ryde and Southsea this evening (Wednesday) due to a technical issue. The last crossings of the day have been cancelled, forcing those expecting to travel with Hovertravel tonight onto Wightlink's Fastcat service...

2 dogs have been seized by Police after officers conducted a drugs raid on a property in Newport earlier this morning (Wednesday). It was at around 08:00 that officers from the High Harms Team executed a warrant at an address...

Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter has conducted a medical evacuation from the Cunard cruise ship Queen Victoria off the coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Tuesday). The luxury ship left the port of Southampton shortly before 17:00, bound for...