First reported by Island Echo

A man from Jersey who was found working in a Newport convenience store before being arrested by local Police has been handed 5-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of 8 sexual offences on his home Island. As exclusively...

Benign conditions on the Solent and convenient timing allowed Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat to respond to reports of 3 people in difficulty off Ryde at great speed earlier this evening (Tuesday). At 18:52, Solent Coastguard tasked the volunteers of Bembridge...

Investigations are continuing after the body of a woman in her 50s was discovered at a flat in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday), prompting a murder investigation to be launched. At around 21:00 last night, a 51-year-old man was arrested on...

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman in her 50s was found at a property in Newport this afternoon (Monday). As first reported by Island Echo, detectives from Newport CID were...

Firefighters are tackling another van fire in East Cowes tonight (Monday) – prompting fears that the serial arsonist has returned to the town. A Ford transit has been severely damaged by a blaze that has broken out in a private...

A Police cordon has been erected around a flat at Woodbine Close in Newport as detectives launch an investigation into an ‘unexplained’ incident.  Multiple Police officers attended the address shortly before 14:30 this afternoon (Monday) with a number of detectives...

A paddleboarder who found herself in difficulty a couple of hundred metres off the shore at Yaverland has been rescued by a fishing boat this evening (Sunday). At just before 18:00, HM Coastguard was alerted to concerns for the welfare...

An injured sailor was evacuated from a cargo vessel in the English Channel this afternoon (Sunday) in what turned out to be a challenging shout for the crew of Bembridge RNLI, when the lifeboat suffered a mechanical breakdown. Solent Coastguard requested...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after he led Police on a pursuit in Ryde late this morning (Sunday), with officers finding a young child in a car seat when the vehicle finally came to a stop. The incident began...

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...