First reported by Island Echo

Police responded to reports of a disturbance in the street in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday), which led to 1 person being arrested. Officers responded to Argyll Street in the town at 01:03 following reports of...

Notorious criminal Joseph Baker, wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at court last month, has finally been arrested by Police in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). Officers descended on St John's Road in the town earlier today after receiving...

A bold vision for a new cultural centre, including a space to keep the Island's archive material, has been published by the Isle of Wight Council in advance of carrying out a detailed feasibility study on funding and timelines for...

A van driver has found themselves in a spot on bother on a popular Isle of Wight beach this afternoon (Sunday) as a result of the vehicle becoming stuck in the sand on an incoming tide. It's thought that the dropside van...

The Yar Swing Bridge in Yarmouth has become stuck in an open position this morning (Sunday), resulting in the main road between Yarmouth and Freshwater being closed to both vehicles and pedestrians.  The cause behind the mechanical failure is currently...

A 43-year-old woman has tragically died after falling overboard from a boat off Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services responded to Trinity Landing in Cowes shortly after 14:00 when a female casualty was brought...

A small boat has washed ashore on the beach at Compton after breaking free from its mooring in rough seas earlier this afternoon (Saturday). At just gone 14:20, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was tasked to reports of a small motor vessel...

Emergency teams have responded to a serious sailing incident involving a woman in her 40s off Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). It was around 14:00 that the female was discovered unconscious in the water on the Solent. The casualty was hauled aboard...

Fire crews from Shanklin, Sandown, Newport and Ryde are in attendance at a property fire in Shanklin this lunchtime (Saturday). Smoke is issuing from a large detached property on Sandown Road, near the junction with Howard Road. Firefighters are working...

3 people have been arrested after a knife, baseball bat and a metal wrench were found inside a car that failed to stop at the scene of a crash in Lake last night (Thursday). Police were called at 20:30 to...