First reported by Island Echo

A busy cut-through road connecting Havenstreet to Wootton has been closed by Island Roads due to concerns for the safety of motorists posed by an unsafe barn. Firestone Copse Road, between Kite Hill and Firestone Glade, was shut over the weekend....

Homes and businesses in Ryde, Binstead, Nettlestone and St Helens have been hit by a large scale power cut this morning (Monday), leaving 15,000 properties without electricity supply. Over 900 postcodes are affected in the PO33, PO34 and PO35 regions...

Islanders are being asked to keep a sharp eye out for a moped that was stolen from Fort Street Car Park in Sandown overnight. The maroon-coloured Honda NSC 110-M was parked up in the motorcycle bays at the Council-owned car...

Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision between a double decker bus and a van in the upper reaches of Ventnor this evening (Sunday).  The crash has occurred on Ocean View Road at the junction with Gills Cliff...

Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent operations this afternoon (Saturday) due to the adverse weather conditions. Wet and windy weather is battering the Island, making for unfavourable conditions on the Solent. As a result, all hover services between Ryde and Southsea...

Traffic on the main road from Newport to Sandown is slow but flowing this afternoon (Saturday) following a crash at Branstone Cross. Police and paramedics remain at the incident, which has occurred on Newport Road at the crossroads junction with...

Concerns for the welfare of an individual have prompted an emergency response to Culver Down tonight (Friday), with Police, paramedics and coastguards all attending. Emergency services are currently located at the beauty spot overlooking Bembridge having been alerted to the...

Firefighters have been tackling what is thought to be a caravan fire in a field in the Ninham area of Shanklin tonight (Friday). 2 appliances from Sandown and Ryde are on scene off Ninham Farm Lane - a stones throw...

Having been on 49 shouts for the year at the start of the day, Bembridge RNLI is now up to 53 after being called to 4 incidents today (Friday) -  including 2 involving the same yacht. Bembridge Lifeboat was 1st...

HM Coastguard has launched a rescue operation at The Needles this morning (Thursday) where a boat is reported to be sinking. Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 are all on scene at Scratchells...