First reported by Island Echo

Emergency services, including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, are attending a road traffic collision between a car and cyclist in Shorwell this morning (Sunday). The incident has occurred on the main road between Shorwell and Carisbrooke, at...

Yarmouth RNLI launched to assist a 55ft yacht with engine failure during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). The volunteer crew were awoken from their beds at 02:00 after Solent Coastguard became aware of a sailing vessel that had lost...

Police and paramedics are in attendance at a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle on the outskirts of Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). The single vehicle crash has occurred on Stroudwood Road, which connects Haylands to Havenstreet on the southern outskirts...

A 25-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after a dog was allegedly abused outside McDonald’s in Newport yesterday (Friday). Police were called at 11:37 to reports of an altercation between...

A 3-car crash has forced the closure of The Mall - the main road between Carisbrooke and Newport - this afternoon (Bank Holiday Friday). Police and ambulance crews are currently on scene having been alerted to the collision shortly before...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist an ocean-going rowing boat off the eastern coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Bank Holiday Thursday). Battling against the tide and strong winds, the rowing boat crew requested assistance...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to a residential property fire in Gunville this morning (Bank Holiday Thursday). Half-a-dozen fire appliances from across the Island are in attendance at a residential address on Alvington...

Police are appealing for the public's help in locating missing 74-year-old Kenneth 'Tony' Gwynn, who hasn't been seen in over 14 hours. Tony - as he is known locally - was last seen this morning (Wednesday) at around 06:00 in...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, Police and HM Coastguard are responding to an emergency situation involving a child at The Needles this evening (Wednesday). Medics have responded to Tennyson Down -...

A man who tragically died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Shalfleet has been named as 64-year-old Graham Nightingale from Shanklin. As previously reported by Island Echo, Graham was riding his Yamaha XVS when it was involved in...