First reported by Island Echo

The Environment Agency has warned people not to bathe at several Island beaches. A staggering 11 Isle of Wight beaches and bathing sites have been affected by sewage releases since 05:00 this morning (Monday), according to data released by Southern...

Residents in the St Johns and Monktonmead area of Ryde have been issued with a warning from the Environment Agency as over a month's worth of rain has fallen this morning (Monday) alone. Earlier this morning a flood alert was...

An elderly couple have been rescued from a submerged vehicle by firefighters after becoming stranded in almost a metre of floodwater at Nettlestone. Firefighters have utilised swift water rescue techniques to safely retrieve the man and woman from their Skoda...

Cross Solent operator, Red Funnel, has announced cancellations affecting passengers on its vehicle ferry service this evening (Sunday). Those travelling on the East Cowes to Southampton route are set to face disruption due to the withdrawal of the 19:30 departure...

Multiple police and paramedic units have responded to an area of woodland near Ryde following the discovery of a body this afternoon (Sunday). At least 4 police units and 2 ambulances were seen responding to Ladies Walk in Binstead at...

Officers are appealing for information after a cyclist was seriously injured in Chale yesterday (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, at around 10:00, an 80-year-old man, was riding along Chale Street when he came off his bike. Specialist doctors...

Police, Coastguards and RNLI volunteers responded to Yarmouth Pier yesterday evening (Saturday) over concerns for the welfare for a woman. Hampshire Constabulary deployed officers to the scene in the West Wight shortly after 19:00. It was soon decided to call...

A slurry tanker has come off the road and toppled over into a hedge on the main road into Chale this afternoon (Saturday).  The incident has occurred on Appleford Road between the junction with Leechmoore Cross and Appleford Lane. Recovery...

Emergency services, including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, are responding to a road traffic incident at Chale this morning (Saturday).  Flying doctors have been scrambled to assist local paramedics in treating those injured in the crash, which...

Residents in several postcodes in Gurnard are without electricity following an outage this evening (Friday). SSEN says that the fault was first reported at 19:32, with power not expected to be restored until at least 22:25. Local residents have claimed...