First reported by Island Echo

A yellow weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the Isle of Wight once again, with forecasters predicting yet another wet and windy weekend - the 3rd in a row this Summer holidays. Forecasters at IW Met Service...

An area of Little London in Newport has been cordoned off by Police this evening (Wednesday) following the discovery of a piece of historic ordnance. Officers are standing guard over what appears to be a shell that has been placed...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was launched shortly after 15:10 this afternoon (Wednesday) at the request of Solent Coastguard to medivac a crew member with a compound fracture from 1 of a flotilla of Clipper Venture yachts. Conditions were quite...

Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was launched in gusty conditions earlier this afternoon (Wednesday) to recover a dinghy which had washed out to sea. The call came in shortly before 13:10 and the lifeboat was launched to a position Northeast of...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast for tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday). It is said that a higher than normal tide at lunchtime can be expected due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force...

A swimmer has been rushed to hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack on the beach at Seagrove Bay this afternoon (Tuesday). The man in his 50s, who is on holiday on the Isle of Wight, is understood to have...

24-year-old Laurence Marsden has been charged as part of an investigation into a sexual assault on an 18-year-old girl in Cowes and 2 indecent exposure incidents. As previously reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary launched an...

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...