First reported by Island Echo

34-year-old Benjamin Entwistle is back behind bars this weekend after being charged with 7 offences relating to an incident involving a knife in Shanklin on Friday.  Entwistle, a name that regular Island Echo readers will be familiar with, was arrested...

A man allegedly armed with a knife and making threats to a number of people inside a house was arrested at gunpoint by Armed Police in Shanklin yesterday evening (Friday). Officers from both sides of the Solent were deployed to...

Island Line trains between Ryde and Shanklin have been cancelled this afternoon (Friday) due to staff shortages. South Western Railway has confirmed that all services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin are unable to run at this time, with disruption...

A Luton van has been badly damaged after coming into contact with a low tree on the outskirts of Ryde. The incident has occurred on Harding Shute, between Beaper Shute and Green Lane, on the southern outskirts of Ryde. The...

Red Funnel has confirmed a number of cancellations on it's hi-speed Red Jet service tomorrow morning (Friday). A fuel pressure issue on Red Jet 7 means that a commuters face disruption at the end of the working week, from both...

Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have been called to a collision between a taxi and a parked car in Ventnor this morning (Thursday). The incident, involving a Vauxhall Zafira and a VW Polo, has occurred on Hamborough...

Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is delayed this morning (Wednesday) due to a problem with the linkspan at Fishbourne. Island Echo understands the 10:40 from Fishbourne is yet to sail as the linkspan to the top deck is stuck in...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a collision between 2 cars on Brading Down Road this morning (Tuesday). The incident has occurred at the entranceway to one of the viewpoint car parks overlooking Sandown Bay. Emergency services were alerted...

The body of a man has been found in the River Medina in the search for missing 49-year-old Richard Chase, it has been confirmed. Police made the discovery at Newport Quay, close to the Premier Inn hotel where Mr Chase...

A crew member with a dislocated shoulder has been evacuated from an oil tanker at anchor off the Isle of Wight by Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat tonight (Sunday).  Bembridge’s All Weather Lifeboat launched at 18:40 following a request from Solent Coastguard to...