First reported by Island Echo

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance has landed at Sandown Airport tonight (Wednesday) in response to a medical emergency. 2 ambulance crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are airside at Sandown, where the yellow helicopter touched down at...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been called to a hotel in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a fire breaking out. Several appliances from Ryde, Shanklin, Ventnor and Newport have rushed to the...

Wightlink has announced that a number of sailings on its Yarmouth-Lymington route have been cancelled today (Wednesday) due to a mechanical issue. The 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:55 sailing from Lymington have all been cancelled, alongside the 14:05, 16:05, 18:05 and...

Police and paramedics are attending to a woman who has been knocked off her moped by an artic lorry on Coppins Bridge in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident, which has seen the motorcycle become wedged under the front of...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with up to 20mm of rainfall possible from 16:00. IW Met Service says that bands of showers will merge at times to give more organised...

2 people have been arrested and bailed following a bottle attack on a man in Sandown on Friday night. Police are investigating the assault, which took place on York Road between 22:30 and 23:00. A man in his 20s is...

Reports of a large object being seen floating in the vicinity of Sandown Pier prompted a Coastguard investigation this evening (Monday). HM Coastguard received a report from a concerned member of the public after they spotted a large black object...

Motorists travelling in the Lake area are facing minor delays following a collision near to the Tesco store this evening (Monday). Emergency services including police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are at the scene on Lake Hill where...

A collision involving 2 vans has resulted in Fairlee Road becoming blocked in both directions this afternoon (Monday). The incident has occurred close to the junction with Seaclose Park, just as rush hour begins. A white van and a blue...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in the heart of Cowes this afternoon (Monday). The yellow and green helicopter was seen to touch down at Northwood Park shortly before 14:25. It's understood that flying doctors and...