First reported by Island Echo

Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old boy was robbed at knifepoint in Sandown on Monday evening. The incident is said to have occurred on Sandown Pier at around 19:00 on Monday 31st January. According to Hampshire Constabulary, a...

Firefighters are attending an electricity pole fire in Freshwater this morning (Thursday) - the second fire involving electrics in the West Wight this week. 1 appliance from Freshwater was mobilised to the scene on Hooke Hill, at the junction with...

The main road through Newchurch is blocked tonight (Wednesday) as a result of a car crashing into a parked vehicle. A MG ZS has collided into the rear quarter of a parked Honda Accord estate, causing damage to both vehicles....

A 28-year-old from Kent who stole almost £30,000 from a Newport man by pretending to be a Police constable has been charged with a string of offences including kidnap, fraud by false representation, blackmail and theft. Robert Dumitrescu, of Cobham...

Police and paramedics are responding to a collision on Halletts Shute in Yarmouth this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident - thought to involve 2 or 3 vehicles - occurred at just before 15:15 near the junction of Pixley Hill. The Isle...

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of offences including aggravated vehicle taking, assault and criminal damage following a domestic incident in Shanklin yesterday (Sunday). Officers moved in to make the arrest on Station Avenue, Sandown -...

Police have erected a cordon in a car park in Cowes this evening (Monday) following what is said to be an assault in the area. Officers responded into the town at speed at 17:35, with multiple units descending on the...

A local woman in her 50s who was pulled from a burning flat by firefighters in Bembridge last week has sadly died in hospital, it has been confirmed. It was on Thursday night that fire crews were mobilised to Crossway...

4 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to a residential property fire in Freshwater this afternoon (Monday). Fire crews are tackling what has been described as a fire to the rear of a...

Police are in attendance in the rural village of Niton this morning (Monday) in response to concerns for the welfare of an individual. Officers were alerted to the situation at 09:56. A number of units are currently present on Chatfield...