First reported by Island Echo

The latest episode in Channel 4's 'Catching Paedophiles: Crime and Punishment' series, broadcast to the nation last night (Monday), featured Isle of Wight paedophile Michael Henderson. Viewers tuned in at 21:00 to follow the investigative work of Hampshire Constabulary's Internet...

The National Police Air Service helicopter from Bournemouth is circling the skies above Binstead and Haylands this morning (Monday) in the search for what is understood to be a missing person. As well as the helicopter in the skies, multiple...

Residents in areas of Ryde and the East Wight are without electricity following a power outage this morning (Monday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say that the fault with the electricity network was first reported at 10:11, with Island Echo readers...

The troubled Cowes Floating Bridge has once again been pulled from service owing to an issue with a prow cable.  It’s been confirmed by the Isle of Wight Council that the East Cowes to Cowes service has been suspended this...

Yarmouth RNLI launched in response to a Mayday call from a lone sailor onboard a yacht some 14 miles south of The Needles last night (Saturday), spending several hours at sea in deteriorating conditions.  The All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was tasked...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched to help search for an unaccounted kitesurfer off Hayling Island last night (Saturday). The Tamar-class ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ was launched at 21:40 following a request from Solent Coastguard to assist in a large scale...

Emergency services are responding to a possible fire on board a boat to the north of Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). Cowes RNLI was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around 12:40 following a distress call reporting a fire onboard a vessel...

A motorcyclist is being treated for serious injuries after crashing off the road at Quarr this morning (Saturday). Police and paramedics are currently in attendance where Eleanors Grove meets Quarr Hill on the main road between Binstead and Wootton. Island...

71-year-old Stephen Morris has been charged with drink driving after crashing into a number of parked cars on a main road in Ryde last night (Friday). Police were called to Marlborough Road at just gone 23:30 following reports that a...

Irate locals fed up with dog poo being discarded by a 'phantom depositor' in Seaview have erected a sign encouraging those 'defiling' the beauty spot to stop being lazy and to walk to the nearby bin. The printed sign has been placed...