First reported by Island Echo

59-year-old Mark Saurin has been charged with aggravated burglary and possession of a knife following an incident in Ryde on Saturday evening. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police descended on Melville Street in the town at 18:15 to reports...

41-year-old Daniel Kilshaw, of Fort Street Sandown has been charged with drink driving and 3 other motoring offences, after it was confirmed that he was the driver of a stolen car that crashed into a wall in Ryde yesterday (Saturday)....

A man from London, wanted in connection with an incident that took place in Newport earlier this week, was arrested last night (Friday) before he boarded the Wightlink ferry back home. At around 21:00, officers stopped a black Ford Focus at...

Ryde Inshore Rescue, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service all responded to an emergency at Ryde Pier tonight (Friday). At just before 22:30, Ryde Rescue 2 lifeboat was launched from Appley and made best speed along the...

A woman with a fishing hook stuck in her leg and reported to be tangled in a mooring was rescued within throwing distance of Bembridge RNLI’s lifeboat station earlier this afternoon (Friday).  The inshore lifeboat ‘Norman Harvey’ was self launched...

Motorists are facing significant delays heading into Ryde from Wootton this lunchtime (Friday) due to the unexpected closure of a main road. Traffic is currently backed up from the Green Street/West Street junction to the top of Quarr Hill, described...

A 51-year-old motorcyclist has tragically died as a result of a collision with a tractor and trailer on the main Newport to Yarmouth road at Shalfleet yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services were called to the A3054 Yarmouth Road at just...

Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tacking a hedgerow fire outside a school in Ventnor tonight (Thursday). Crews are currently using hose reel jets to dowse the flames, that have engulfed a hedgerow which...

The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has landed at Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde tonight (Thursday) as a result of a speeding racing incident involving 2 riders. Track medics were first to respond to the incident, with paramedics and a Critical Care...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather and Inshore lifeboats have been in action this evening (Thursday), responding to 2 separate medical emergencies off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. The Tamar-class All Weather Lifeboat ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ was launched at...