First reported by Island Echo

A cruise ship crew member taken unwell off the Isle of Wight just 2 hours into a 19-day trip to the Mediterranean has been evacuated by Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat tonight (Easter Sunday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of...

A 23-year-old male who was stopped by Police in Newport yesterday (Saturday) as part of an investigation into allegations of a conspiracy was also arrested on 2 counts of drug driving. At just before 18:00, Police carried out a proactive...

A 21-year-old Ryde woman is under investigation for drink driving after careering into a lamp post outside the hospital in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Police were alerted to reports of a road traffic collision on...

Coastguards and firefighters are working to free a person stuck in the mud in the Norton area of the West Wight this morning (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has mobilised crews from Newport and Freshwater...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance doctors have rushed to the scene of a medical emergency in East Cowes this lunchtime (Friday), joining colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at a residential address. 2 ambulances and an...

Police and paramedics are in attendance at a collision on a busy junction in Ryde tonight (Thursday), which has resulted in traffic being diverted. The incident - which involves a Nissan Micra - has occurred on Pelhurst Road at the...

Police investigating an incident in which 2 men allegedly entered the home of a woman and threatened her have made an arrest this lunchtime (Thursday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says that it is investigating reports that a woman...

Concerns for the welfare of a lone sailor on board a 40ft yacht off the coast of the Isle of Wight led to the launch of Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat last night (Wednesday). Volunteer crew members were mustered at...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire in an outbuilding behind Stotesbury’s fish and chip shop in the centre of Newport this morning (Thursday). 5 appliances from Newport, Cowes and Ryde are on the...

Police have been alerted to an indecent exposure incident in which a male revealed himself and started masturbating in front of 2 women in amongst the woods at Parkhurst Forest earlier today (Tuesday).  At around 13:30 this afternoon, in broad...