First reported by Island Echo

A raid has been carried out on a car wash in Ryde as part of a joint operation involving Home Office Immigration, the Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority and Hampshire Constabulary. Shortly before 11:00 this morning (Wednesday), officers descended on the...

Straight off the back of severe gales that hit at the start of the week, a new weather warning for the Isle of Wight has been issued - this time for torrential downpours. Forecasters at IW Met Service have issued...

For the 2nd time today both the Red Jet and Hovertravel services have been suspended - with the hovers set to remain off until at least tomorrow morning (Wednesday). Red Funnel has announced that it has suspended its West Cowes-Southampton...

A 35-year-old man is being quizzed by Police on suspicion of drug dealing after officers discovered a quantity of drugs and cash in his van following a collision in Lake. Police were called to reports of a collision between a...

A postie that rolled their Royal Mail onto its side on a single-track country lane in Adgestone this morning (Tuesday) has escaped injury. Police were called to Upper Road, near the junction with Well Lane, at 11:26 to reports of...

Police, HM Coastguard and Bembridge RNLI were all involved in the search for a vulnerable missing person in Binstead late yesterday afternoon (Monday). Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were deployed to the vicinity of Holy Cross Church and Players Beach at...

Gale force winds peaking at 110mph overnight have brought a number of trees down across the Island, with multiple power cuts also reported. Just hours into a weather warning from the IW Met Service, the Island has been battered by...

22-year-old Josef Wilkins has been charged with burglary following a break-in at Sainbury's in Cowes over the weekend. It was during the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday), at around 04:00, that the glass entrance to Sainsbury's in the High...

2 men from Enfield in London have been arrested and their van seized by Police following reports of a number of oil thefts from establishments across the Isle of Wight last week. As previously reported by Island Echo, 2 people...

A yellow weather warning for strong gales has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with winds of up to 70mph expected overnight with further gales and squally showers throughout Tuesday. IW Met Service warns that a spell of windy...