First reported by Island Echo

42-year-old Jonathan Eldridge, who attacked his blind wife with a meat cleaver on Christmas Eve last year, has today (Thursday) been jailed for 9 years. Eldridge called the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service to his home address on West Street,...

A search and rescue operation involving an Isle of Wight lifeboat is underway in the English Channel this morning (Thursday) in response to reports of a fire on board a vessel. Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat has been launched alongside...

The National Police Air Service helicopter from Bournemouth has been deployed to the South Wight tonight (Wednesday) to assist in an ongoing search. 5 Police units were seen responding to the area of Niton, Whitwell and The Undercliff at around...

From tomorrow (Thursday), visitors and staff at St Mary’s Hospital are no longer required to wear face masks as the Government drops the COVID alert level from 3 to 2.  These changes have been made in line with national guidance...

Police have been called to a single vehicle collision in which the front wheel of a Mazda MX5 has been ripped clean off following a collision with metal railings. The crash has occurred on Embankment Road between St Helens and...

The driver of a VW Lupo has escaped any serious injury in a collision with a lorry on Briddlesford Road near Havenstreet this evening (Wednesday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently checking over the driver of...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is in attendance at Smallbrook Stadium on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday), where firefighters are dowsing a bonfire. 1 appliance was mobilised to ground to the rear of the...

A 55-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times at an address in Bembridge has been remanded in custody. Police descended on a block of flats at Crossway in the sleepy village during the early hours of Saturday morning...

Police and paramedics have been called to Alverstone Road at Whippingham this morning (Wednesday) where a motorcycle has been involved in a collision with a car. The incident has occurred at the junction with Mount Road on the back road...

Strikes on Red Funnel's East Cowes-Southampton ferry service have now ended as workers have voted to accept a 2-year pay deal worth up to 18.3% for the lowest paid workers. More than 140 workers who work as customer service staff,...