First reported by Island Echo

A woman in her 60s has been arrested and questioned by Police after she allegedly physically assaulted an innocent 3-year-old child whilst at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown earlier this week.   Police are investigating the incident, which is...

A fire in amongst undergrowth at the side of the carriageway has closed Long Lane near Downend this morning (Friday). 2 pumping appliances from Newport are in attendance around halfway along the busy stretch of road between Robin Hill roundabout...

A large scale, multi-agency search for a person potentially in the water off Ryde has concluded this morning (Friday) following several hours of searching overnight. Coastguard Rescue 175, Ryde Inshore Rescue, Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue and local Coastguard Rescue...

Firefighters from Newport and Southsea are tackling a grass fire in Gunville on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Thursday). 2 appliances are on scene at Taylor Road, next to Argos, where an area around 30x10m in size has been...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a medical emergency in the West Wight this afternoon (Thursday). Medics onboard the Thruxton-based aircraft have touched down on the Green in Yarmouth. The yellow and green helicopter...

A 29-year-old Sandown man who was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) in connection with a stabbing in Ventnor on Saturday night has been released with no further action to be taken. As first reported by Island Echo, officers were called to a premises on...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched to assist a 34ft charter angling vessel that had broken down 5 nautical miles from Bembridge Ledge earlier today (Wednesday). The lifeboat trundled down the slipway at 15:30 this afternoon at the request of...

Police have closed the main Newport to Sandown road at Apse Heath tonight (Wednesday) following a collision involving a motorcycle.  Emergency services are currently in attendance on the A3056 between Branstone Cross and Apse Heath Roundabout. Island Echo understands a...

Ryde firefighters are tackling a large fire in the open measuring 30x20m in Haylands this evening (Wednesday). 2 appliances and a Land Rover 4x4 are currently in attendance at Colenutts Road, where crews are using footpaths to access the scene...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles - including 1 that has gone into a hedge - at Downend this evening (Wednesday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are on scene outside the Hare and...