First reported by Island Echo

2 men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a car and possession of  Class A drugs after a crash in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Monday). At approximately 00:10, Police responded to a collision involving a...

A serious medical emergency at an address in East Cowes has seen the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance land in the car park of GKN Aerospace this lunchtime (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service was alerted to...

An elderly man is being treated in hospital for serious injuries sustained when he was hit by a car in Carisbrooke during the early hours of this morning (Sunday).  Emergency services were alerted to the incident at just before 00:45...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore and All Weather Lifeboats, as well as Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguards, have been involved in 2 incidents off the East coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Saturday). The inshore lifeboat ‘Norman Harvey’ was launched at...

Emergency services are responding to an incident in which a car has come to rest on its roof at Downend this evening (Saturday). The crash, involving a small red car, occurred shortly before 19:20. Police are on scene alongside the...

The Cowes Floating Bridge service has been suspended this evening (Saturday) as a result of the vessel running aground. Island Echo understands vehicles have had to be reversed off Floating Bridge No.6 as a result of the tide dropping before...

3 people have been rescued after their boat capsized and sunk off Thorness Bay during a Cowes Week race earlier this afternoon (Saturday), resulting in an elderly man receiving a head injury. The 3 crew were onboard a Solent Sunbeam,...

A couple aboard a drifting RIB that had suffered engine failure and a fuel leak were taken to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat last night (Friday). The couple had called for help when the RIB suffered a breakdown off Newtown....

Red Funnel has announced that it will be running a revised timetable on its hi-speed Red Jet service for 3 days, despite previously stating that it was thought the Red Jet would not be impacted by the ongoing strike action....

5 children have been rescued from the sea at Ryde as a result of 2 separate incidents on the popular stretch of beach this afternoon (Friday). Ryde Beach Lifeguards, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have all...