First reported by Island Echo

Concerns over public safety have led to Newport High Street being cordoned off to pedestrians and closed to motorists by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Saturday). The Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport has been...

Police deployed a drone in the skies above Brading Marshes last night (Friday) after a woman was seen standing by the water in suspicious circumstances. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 16:50 to a report of a...

A motorcyclist has suffered leg injuries following a collision with a car in Lake this evening (Friday). The incident has occurred at the traffic light junction of Newport Road and Lake High Street, resulting in the main Newport to Sandown...

The occupants of a car that careered off the road ending up in a field off The Downs have somehow managed to escape the wreckage with their lives. The apparent single vehicle incident occurred somewhen overnight and has seen a...

Military personnel from the Royal Air Force are being given a crash course in how to fight fires in preparation for any strike action by fire crews across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With the Fire Brigades Union voting...

Firefighters have responded to the village of St Helens this evening (Wednesday) over concerns about a fire in the garden of a property on The Diggings. It was just before 18:00 that concerned locals alerted Hampshire & Isle of Wight...

A motorcyclist who suffered broken bones after coming off his bike on the main road into Bembridge last night (Tuesday) remains in hospital. The incident, in which the motorcyclist collided with a tree, occurred on Sandown Road near to Bembridge...

Red Funnel has announced it will be running a revised timetable on its hi-speed Red Jet service until at least Friday afternoon due to a mechanical issue with Red Jet 4 and the annual refit of Red Jet 6, leaving...

Island Line train services between Ryde and Shanklin have been suspended this morning (Wednesday) due to a power supply issue. South Western Railway advise that engineers are currently investigating an issue with the third-rail power supply. This will involve them...

Police have closed a residential road in Carisbrooke this evening (Tuesday) after a driver suffered a suspected medical episode at the wheel, with their car colliding with a number of parked vehicles as a result. Emergency services were called to...