First reported by Island Echo

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight overnight due to the predicted low temperatures. Gritters will be hitting the road Network from 02:00 tomorrow morning (Sunday). The usual routes will be treated as...

Police have launched a search for a missing woman in the Bullen area of Ryde tonight (Thursday). Officers are currently conducting a hunt with the assistance of WightSAR - the Island’s voluntary search and rescue team. The volunteers were called...

After a slight hiatus, the Island Roads gritters will once again be hitting the Island's road network as a result of the forecast low temperatures overnight. It is expected that the mercury will drop below freezing tonight (Thursday) and into...

Police, paramedics and firefighters are all in attendance at a single vehicle collision in Knighton this evening (Wednesday), where a car has rolled onto its side. The incident has occurred on Knighton Lane by the triangular junction with Langbridge and...

The driver of a Nissan Micra that fled the scene of a crash on The Downs at Ashey last night (Tuesday) managed to evade arrest, Police have confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to Ashey Road...

Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car that has fled the scene of a crash on The Downs tonight (Tuesday). The incident has happened on Ashey Road, near to the junction with Brading Down Road. Island...

Firefighters have responded to a reported fire at HMP Isle of Wight this evening (Tuesday), with fears prisoners may have been trapped inside.  4 pumping appliances from Newport, East Cowes and Cowes were mobilised to Parkhurst prison at 18:02, with...

A 23-year-old man from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and going equipped after Police responded to reports of a burglary in progress in Lake last night (Monday). Officers were alerted to an ongoing incident at 19:56 when...

A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after an incident in Ryde last night (Sunday) in which a number of windows were smashed and an individual took to sitting in the middle of the road. As first...

A teenager from Sandown who was arrested on suspicion of arson on Friday evening has been released without any further action in what seems like a case of mistaken identity.  As first reported by Island Echo, at around 19:45 on...