First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters are tackling a laundrette fire in Cowes this morning (Saturday). 3 appliances -from stations in Newport and Cowes - are on scene at Mill Hill Road, where a small fire has broken out at Vec-Wash. 2 firefighters wearing breathing...

A driver has fled the scene of a crash after ploughing into a parked car on Alexandra Road in Ryde tonight (Friday). A Vauxhall Insignia has smashed into a parked Renault Captur and rolled over, coming to rest back on...

Residents in 6 postcodes in the Gurnard area are without power this afternoon (Thursday), according to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. SSEN reports that the supply to properties failed at 15:14, with an engineer expected to begin working on the...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were paged to reports of a possible raft washing ashore at Ventnor earlier today (Wednesday) - but what officers found was something completely different. Solent Coastguard requested the deployment of the team at 16:28 following a...

The main road between Sandown and Bembridge has been blocked by a road traffic collision at the junction of Culver Down Road this morning (Wednesday). Motorists using the main B3395 Sandown Road are having to divert via Brading and St...

Forecasters are predicting a warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekend with the mercury expected to reach the mid-20s by next week, marking an end to the unseasonably wet and windy weather experienced over the past few weeks. A mix of...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised retained firefighters from Cowes to reports of a van on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene at 00:36 where a...

Motorists travelling on the Middle Road between Newport and Freshwater are experiencing delays following a road traffic collision this morning (Tuesday). Emergency crews are responding to the incident, which has taken place approximately half a mile from Chessell in the...

Yarmouth’s Severn class all weather lifeboat was tasked to assist a 45 foot yacht with a fouled propellor this afternoon (Monday). The stricken sailing yacht was located north east of Yarmouth close to Bouldnor Bay. Once on scene, Yarmouth RNLI’s...

Emergency services including the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are at the scene of a 1 car collision near Shalfleet this evening (Monday). Crews were called to the incident between Porchfield Road and Whitehouse Lane at approximately 20:30...