First reported by Island Echo

3 fire appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending an alert at a care home in Ryde this afternoon (Thursday). Crews from Newport and Ryde are on scene at Highfield Nursing Home on Queens...

A red weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight as Storm Eunice, expected to be the strongest in over 30 years, is set to deliver hurricane-strength winds and widespread damage tomorrow (Friday). IW Met Service has upgraded...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a 2-vehicle road traffic collision on Middle Road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne this morning (Thursday). Emergency services are on scene to the east of the junction with Betty...

Just days after returning to a 2-boat service, Red Funnel’s hi-speed Red Jet service has been hit by yet more problems and more cancellations. The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that a problem with the uninterrupted power supply battery on Red...

Hovertravel has once again been forced to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service due to adverse conditions, as the weather starts to deteriorate ahead of the arrival of Storm Eunice. The cross-Solent operator says that services have been cancelled and that an...

Island Line trains will be running a reduced, hourly service until at least Saturday morning due to a member of staff being off work. South Western Railway has confirmed that a member of train crew being unavailable means the service...

Police are tonight (Tuesday) searching for the driver of a van that has crashed on a busy junction in Shanklin, resulting in damage to another vehicle. The Citroen Belingo has come to a rest against a wall and facing the...

A 49-year-old man has been arrested, questioned and released following a drugs raid on a property in Brading yesterday morning (Monday). After receiving information relating to the potential supply of drugs, Police executed a search warrant at a property on...

Hovertravel has suspended its Ryde-Southsea service this morning (Tuesday) due to technical issues with both of its Flyer craft. Solent Flyer was due to depart Ryde at 08:15, but a technical issue has grounded the craft. Island Flyer is also...

Motorists are being forced to divert near Arreton tonight (Monday) as the result of a tree that has fallen across the carriageway. Downend Road between the Hare and Hounds pub and Arreton Cross is currently blocked in both directions. The...