First reported by Island Echo

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...

A man with a hip injury prompted a callout for Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services including St John's Ambulance paramedics working on behalf of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service attended the scene on...

Officers investigating an incident that saw a 95-year-old woman burgled in Freshwater have released an image of a man they would like to speak to. Sometime between midday and 13:00 on Sunday 1st August, the victim was at home on...

Hampshire Constabulary is appealing to the public to help locate a missing 49-year-old woman from Newport. As first reported by Island Echo, a missing person search was launched this afternoon involving police, WightSAR, and the National Police Air Service helicopter....

An open day at Cowes RNLI lifeboat station was quickly abandoned when the crew was paged with an immediate launch request this afternoon (Saturday). HM Coastguard requested the crew to launch immediately and assist with an ongoing rescue across the...

The National Police Air Service helicopter is taking part in a missing person search near Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The black and yellow NPAS helicopter was first spotted above the skies of Newport at approximately 16:50 after arriving from its...

A woman in her 60s has suffered significant arm injuries after being attacked by a dog in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). Officers were called at 13:13 this afternoon to a report of a dog fighting with another dog and biting...

Emergency services are rushing to the scene of a collision on the Middle Road this lunchtime (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...

Bembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat and All-Weather Lifeboat were launched this evening to assist a 30 foot sailing yacht aground in Priory Bay with 2 people onboard. Both the RNLB Norman Harvey and the RNLB Alfred Albert Williams were requested by HM Coastguard...