First reported by Island Echo

Fire crews from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a thatched cottage blaze in Calbourne this evening (Sunday).  Multiple fire appliances from several stations across the Island are making their way to Elm Lane, where...

A yellow weather warning for strong winds and gales has been issued for the Isle of Wight. The IW Met Service says that a fairly short spell of strong winds and heavy rain will cross the island tomorrow (Monday) morning...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information to help locate missing 44-year-old Cherilatia Holloway from Freshwater. Cherilatia was last seen between 10:15 and 12:00 yesterday (Thursday) at the care home where she lives in Guyers Road, Freshwater....

Local Police have been assisted by the National Police Air Service helicopter in the search for an individual in the West Wight tonight (Thursday).  The Bournemouth-based chopper arrived overhead above Freshwater at just gone 21:00 to assist Hampshire Constabulary officers...

Chemotherapy will be delivered by drone and made available to Islanders right here on the Isle of Wight by the end of the year, if a 3-month trial is successful. It has been announced that the Isle of Wight NHS...

An Isle of Wight man has been jailed for rape and indecency with a child after being found guilty of non-recent sexual abuse dating back to the 70s and 80s. Graham Harrison, 56, of Ryde, was sentenced on Friday following...

A 6-month scheme to improve Smallbrook Roundabout in Ryde is about to get underway, bringing significant travel disruption for motorists until April next year. The notorious, off-centre mini-roundabout will be transformed from the start of October with approaches widened and...

Islanders can expect to awake to foggy conditions on the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Wednesday) as IW Met Service issue a yellow weather warning. Localised mist and fog patches, initially confined to more rural parts, will become widespread through the...

A man who was convicted in 2004 for the brutal killing of an Isle of Wight taxi driver has been recalled to prison following a breach of his lifetime license. Lee Arnold, 37, of Kestrel Way in Newport, appeared before...

A head-on collision involving 2 cars has blocked Playstreet Lane in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). Emergency services including police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance near to the Ryde Academy sixth form site following the incident...