First reported by Island Echo

A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been questioned by Police after being arrested in connection with suspected drug dealing in Sandown. Officers were conducting proactive patrols in The Bay yesterday afternoon (Monday) when they came across a vehicle...

Coastguard Rescue Officers have been joined by paramedics in caring for a casualty found on the roadside in Shanklin tonight (Monday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team was en-route to another emergency at Shanklin Seafront when  officers came across an individual in...

The driver of a Renault Clio is receiving medical treatment after rolling the hatchback into a field on Brading Downs tonight (Monday). Police and paramedics were called to Brading Downs Road at around 21:00 following reports that a car had...

Paramedics are tending to a man who has been struck by a van in Ryde this evening (Monday). The incident happened at the junction of High Street and St John’s Road at just before 18:00. Island Echo understands the Mercedes...

A cordon has been erected on a pocket of land off Newport Road in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Monday). Police are currently present at Old Shute, which has been taped off as a result of an unknown incident. Access to...

A road traffic collision involving a car and a van has forced Police to close Briddlesford Road in both directions this afternoon (Monday). The incident has occurred near to the farm with the road currently closed between Blacklands Lane and...

A swan has become stranded on the frozen Ryde Canoe Lake this morning (Monday) with a brave member of the public donning his waders and attempting to rescue the stricken animal aboard a kayak. Freezing temperatures have frozen a large...

A single fire crew from East Cowes is tackling a van fire on Victoria Grove this morning (Sunday). The incident occurred at around 23:45 and has seen an Isle of Wight Distribution Van catch fire. The fire started underneath the...

Police have closed the High Street in Newport this afternoon (Friday) in order to recreate the scene of a fatal collision between a lorry and an 81-year-old woman. Officers closed the upper part of the High Street at just gone...

A power cut has left around 300 properties without electricity in the Alverstone, Adgestone, Knighton and Sandown areas this morning (Friday), including The Bay Secondary School. Supply was lost to some 24 postcode areas at around 06:22. Scottish and Southern...