First reported by Island Echo

Southern Vectis has announced a large number of service cancellations affecting its routes 1, 5 and 9 today (Friday). The operator has alluded that the cancellations are due to a shortage of drivers, with a higher than normal number of...

Emergency services are in attendance at the scene of a collision in Shanklin which has seen a car career through railings this afternoon (Thursday). At least 5 police units alongside an ambulance and 2 appliances from the Hampshire & Isle...

A child has sustained injuries to their arm and face in an incident in Gunville's Home Bargains store this afternoon (Thursday). Multiple police units attended the scene on Taylor Road at around 13:00 following reports of an incident unfolding involving...

Sewer works at Appley in Ryde may be extended as there are concerns that further sections of the buried pipe could collapse. Southern Water says that engineers have successfully overcome major engineering challenges posed by the geology and location of...

Cross-Solent operator, Wightlink, has announced delays of up to 60 minutes on its car ferry service between Fishbourne and Portsmouth. The company says that the delays are due to a technical issue and is asking passengers to continue to check...

A road traffic collision involving an articulated lorry on The Downs has resulted in the road being closed by Police in both directions this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred to the east of the Hare and Hounds near Downend....

Police on the Isle of Wight are seeking witnesses to an incident in Shanklin during which a bottle was smashed over a woman's head. The incident, which involved 2 women, took place on Languard Road at around 15:00 on 24th...

A man has suffered catastrophic leg injuries after a boat fell on and crushed his leg in Cowes. Emergency teams were summoned to a boatyard off Cowes High Street following the incident last week, which saw the man suffer major...

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked to recover a dinghy that had been drifting in the entrance to Wootton Creek this morning (Tuesday). HM Coastguard received notification from Wightlink's cross-Solent vessel, St Clare, that the rubber dinghy was drifting unattended....

Police in Surrey are appealing for the public’s help in finding an Island man wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation. James Robertson, also known as James Collyer, from the Isle of Wight, is wanted in connection with an ongoing...