First reported by Island Echo

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be suspended for a time tomorrow morning (Christmas Eve) - just days after coming back into service following a 4-month repair job. It has been revealed that contractors failed to correctly insert a pin that...

A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into burglaries linked to doorstep sales on the Isle of Wight. It was reported to Police that on 1st August this year, a man entered the home address of a...

A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of the attempted rape of a woman in St Lawrence yesterday (Wednesday) has been released with no further action, but Police continue to quiz a 28-year-old man over the woodland incident. As first reported...

A suspected migrant dinghy seen drifting off the coast of the Isle of Wight prompted the launch of Yarmouth Lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) - just hours after Bembridge RNLI responded to another migrant boat sighting. Solent Coastguard requested the launch...

Fire crews from Ryde and Newport have responded to a residential address in Newport this afternoon (Wednesday) after receiving reports of smoke issuing from the property. 2 appliances were mobilised to Forest Road at around 14:15 when a postman spotted...

A 28-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape following an alleged attack in woodland in St Lawrence earlier this morning (Wednesday).  Police flooded the area shortly before 10:00 after receiving a report that...

Bembridge RNLI lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 have responded to reports of a suspected migrant boat drifting off the coast of the Isle of Wight. At 09:39 this morning (Tuesday) Solent Coastguard received reports of a vessel drifting around...

Emergency services are in attendance at Brading Downs this morning (Monday), where a car has left the road and crashed into a field. The single vehicle incident has occurred at the highest point of the road between Brading and Knighton....

A caravan has been destroyed by fire in Cowes overnight. 1 fire appliance from Cowes was mobilised to the park and ride car park at Somerton at 02:45 this morning (Monday). It had been reported to fire control that a...

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...