First reported by Island Echo

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain - potentially up to 40mm in places - has been issued for the Isle of Wight overnight tonight (Monday) into Tuesday morning. IW Met Service says that thundery showers with perhaps some longer...

Firefighters are once again tackling a fire at the derelict Ocean Hotel on Sandown seafront this morning (Monday). 3 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are on scene at the Esplanade as a result of...

The main road between Apse Heath and Arreton has been closed in both directions by Police tonight (Thursday) as a result of a motorcycle crash, which has left the rider with leg injuries. The incident has occurred near to the...

Pyle Street in Newport has been cordoned off by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this morning (Thursday) because of an unknown incident, thought to be electrical related. A single pumping appliance from Newport made the short...

Travel chaos is expected on the other side of the Solent this morning (Thursday) as a result of Police closing the main road outside Red Funnel’s terminal in Southampton - just as thousands of people descend on the Island for...

A 51-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder earlier this week has been bailed as investigations continue into the death of a woman in her 50s. As first reported by Island Echo, the body of a woman was discovered...

63-year-old Keith Heselton has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after being found guilty of 8 non-recent child sex offences that took place in Shanklin. In August 2021, it was reported to the Police that a girl under the...

Emergency services are responding to a 2-car collision on Strawberry Lane near Brighstone this morning (Wednesday). The incident, which occurred just before 07:30, has happened on the section of country lane between Lynch Lane and the B3399. The Isle of...

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...