First reported by Island Echo

A power cut is affecting homes and businesses in the Lake and Shanklin area this afternoon (Thursday). Some 71 postcodes have been hit by the outage, the cause of which is unknown at this time. Electricity supply was lost at...

Firefighters were called to Atherley Road in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Thursday) when smoke started issuing from a bin lorry. 2 appliances from Ryde and Shanklin were mobilised to the Council car park at just before 13:00. It had been...

Plumes of smoke coming from the exhaust of a van led to a call out for firefighters in Newport earlier this morning (Thursday). Shortly before 09:55, 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to Sea Street where a Vauxhall van appeared...

Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision involving 2 cars on Culver Down between Bembridge and Sandown this morning (Thursday). The crash - involving a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and a Chevrolet Captiva Ltz - has occurred on...

Police have drafted in the assistance of WightSAR and HM Coastguard in a bid to locate missing 54-year-old Julie Gisborn, who has gone missing from Ventnor. Earlier today (Wednesday) an appeal for information was launched by Hampshire Constabulary as concerns...

Concerns are growing for the welfare of 54-year-old Julie Gisborn from Ventnor, who hasn't been in touch with family or friends since Sunday. Julie was last seen on Ventnor High Street last Thursday afternoon (14th Jul)y and her last text...

Firefighters from Newport and Freshwater are in attendance at a combine harvester fire near Calbourne this afternoon (Tuesday). Crews were called out just before 14:20 to reports of farming machinery on fire in a field off Middle Road. The incident...

Heightened Police activity on a residential road in East Cowes concluded this afternoon (Tuesday) with a man being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Police were called at 10:44 this morning when concerns were raised for the welfare of a...

A staggering 36.7c was recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Monday) as an intense heatwave grips the UK. Figures from IW Met Service reveal that the sky-high temperature was experienced in Northwood, near Cowes, late this afternoon. High readings...

Fire crews, paramedics and Police have all responded to a flat fire in East Cowes this evening (Monday). 3 appliances from East Cowes, Ryde and Cowes - as well as the Incident Command Unit from Newport - were mobilised to...