First reported by Island Echo

Red Funnel passengers are facing lengthy delays on the Southampton to East Cowes service this afternoon (Monday) due to technical issues with one of the ferries. Those on board the Red Falcon say they left Southampton as planned but were...

Firefighters from Shanklin, Sandown and Newport are in attendance at a building fire in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). 3 appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at the former Stonehaven assisted living facility...

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary have made 2 arrests following a drugs raid in Ryde yesterday (Saturday). Several units attended an address in Cross Street yesterday afternoon, where police made the discovery of a number of plants which are suspected to...

Firefighters from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a West Wight restaurant this morning (Sunday). 2 appliances from Freshwater and Newport are attending a fire at The Hut eatery in Colwell Bay....

Visitors to a popular country park in the West Wight are being warned to be cautious when walking along the beach after a decomposing whale washed up today (Saturday). Dog walkers and those with a sensitive disposition heading to Fort...

Motorists heading into Newport from Carisbrooke are experiencing minor delays following a 2 car collision. Police are on scene at the cross roads between Newport High Street, Drill Hall Road, and West Street where a Ford and a Peugeot have...

Crews from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a Newport property this morning (Saturday). 2 appliances from Newport and Cowes are at the scene on Albany Road after being called shortly after...

Over 30 postcodes in the Havenstreet, Wootton and Sandown areas are without power following a failure in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says it became aware of the issue at just after 05:40....

A small hatchback has been left abandoned in the middle of a busy Island roundabout following a collision last night. The blue coloured 2008 Renault Megane has been left between trees on Racecourse Roundabout having suffered significant damage in the...

Yarmouth RNLI’s all weather lifeboat battled gale force winds and rough seas after being tasked to reports of a boat drifting in the Solent this afternoon (Friday). The Severn class lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), launched shortly after 14:20 and made...