First reported by Island Echo

BREAKING: For the third night in a row, Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight tonight (Boxing Day).

A busy convenience store in the village of Bembridge has been unable to open as planned over Christmas due to vandals targeting the shop.

BREAKING: A potentially life-threatening medical emergency on a farm has seen the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance touchdown on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Christmas Eve).

BREAKING: It is set to be a cold start to Christmas Day, so much so that the Island's fleet of gritters will be treating the road network overnight.

BREAKING: Some 300 cannabis plants have been discovered at Holliers Hotel in Shanklin after Police carried out a raid in the Old Village this morning (Tuesday).

An emergency in the waters off Portsmouth earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) has led to an hour-long delay on Wightlink’s cross-Solent service.

The plant is extremely toxic to both humans and animals, even a small amount can be fatal…

BREAKING: Wholetime and retained firefighters are in attendance at a flat fire on a residential estate in Ryde tonight (Sunday).

BREAKING: Fears that a piece of unexploded ordnance had been discovered in a house led to a call out to Newchurch for Bomb Disposal experts this morning (Sunday).

BREAKING: Firefighters from Shanklin and Ryde have rushed to a reported flat fire in Sandown tonight (Friday) - but no action has been needed.