First reported by Island Echo

3 men from London have been arrested after 2 shotguns were stolen from Tapnell Farm over the weekend. Police have been investigating the theft of the unloaded guns from Top Targets clay pigeon shooting range at the popular West Wight...

2 men from Kent have been arrested on suspicion of drink driving as a result of a collision involving a double decker bus in Ventnor late last night (Sunday). Police were called to Leeson Road at 23:05 after a Ford...

The Melbourne Ardenlea hotel in Shanklin has been shut down by the Isle of Wight Council with immediate effect due to the dangerous state of its utilities. Environmental Health inspectors conducted an inspection of the premises on Queens Road on...

A 999 call reporting a person in the water after a dinghy capsize near Seaview prompted an emergency response from HM Coastguard earlier this evening (Sunday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked at 18:31 to reports of persons in the water...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was tasked to assist the few of a 32-foot yacht which had gone aground on the Bramble Bank at the entrance of Southampton Water this afternoon (Sunday). On board the stricken yacht were 2 men – 1...

A man from London has been given a community resolution following an incident in Shanklin yesterday (Saturday). An emergency call was received by Hampshire Constabulary at approximately 16:00 reporting an assault which had taken place on Shanklin Esplanade. Several officers...

Multiple police units have rushed to the center of Newport’s shopping district after reports of a man dragging a woman out of a cafe this afternoon (Sunday). 5 police units rushed to the scene in Upper St James Street at...

The IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds and large waves, which is set to come into force on Tuesday (6th July). A small but unseasonably strong low pressure system will move in from the...

85 postcodes are without power in the Calbourne and Newbridge areas following a fault with a substation this evening (Saturday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has confirmed that the fault was first identified at 21:11, with engineers enroute to...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was tasked to assist 2 vessels during today’s Round the Island Race - 1 of which was holed during a yacht collision. 3 separate “patrols” were manned by 3 different crews in Cowes’ assigned region of mid-Solent...