First reported by Island Echo

8 Armed Police officers have descended on a sheltered accommodation block in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday) following what is understood to be fears of a man with a gun. Police were alerted to the concerning situation at around 15:20 this...

HM Coastguard are in attendance at Sandown Esplanade this afternoon (Thursday), where concerns have been raised for the welfare of a woman in distress. According to witnesses, a woman was seen in a distressed state on the beach before being...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at Sandown Airport this afternoon (Thursday) to airlift a seriously ill patient to the mainland. The helicopter and its specialist flying doctors have rendezvoused with a paramedic crew from the...

The body of a woman in her 70s was discovered on the beach at Gurnard on Tuesday, Police have confirmed. Officers were alerted to the discovery, just a short walk from Shore Road, shortly before 06:00. It's said that the...

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a medical emergency at a property in Binstead this evening (Tuesday). Specialist flying doctors have joined 2 paramedic crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service at a residential address...

A Coastguard Rescue operation is underway at Culver Down near Sandown following reports that a dog has fallen over the cliff this afternoon (Tuesday). Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams have been tasked to a section of the Down close...

Photo: Ryde Fire Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is rushing to a tractor and barn fire in Ryde this lunchtime (Bank Holiday Monday). Fire crews from across the Island are responding to the scene at Green...

Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision in Yarmouth this evening (Sunday) following reports of a crash.  Police, fire and ambulance crews are on scene at Hallets Shute having been called at around 20:20. Hampshire & Isle of...

The volunteer crew of Bembridge RNLI was kept busy with 2 separate shouts prompting both lifeboats to be launched within minutes of each other this afternoon (Sunday). Bembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat, the RNLB Norman Harvey, and the All-Weather Lifeboat, RNLB...

Firefighters were mobilised to extinguish a burning tree in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene on Rosemary Lane after receiving a 999 call from a local resident who had...