First reported by Island Echo

A 24-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary following an incident in Sandown last night (Sunday), which saw Armed Police deployed to the scene. Detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary at The Fairway Holiday Park...

A caravan has been cordoned off and Armed Police have been deployed following a serious incident in Sandown this evening (Sunday). Police are currently in attendance at The Fairway Holiday Park off Perowne Way, where officers have erected a cordon...

Island Line won't re-open until mid-May due to a 6-week delay in the delivery of a major £26million upgrade of the network, it has been announced. It was originally hoped that the Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin route would re-open...

A life raft has unexpectedly deployed on Wightlink’s car ferry St Clare, leading to delays on the operator’s Fishbourne to Portsmouth service this morning (Friday).  The inflatable safety devices are only supposed to deploy when manually activated or dropped into...

Firefighters have successfully tackled a kitchen fire in Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). Crews from Newport and Cowes were mobilised to the domestic fire in the High Street at 11:32. 2 breathing apparatus wearers were committed into the flat and used...

Snow is expected to fall across the Isle of Wight overnight, bringing a light covering to many parts of the Island and icy conditions on Thursday morning. IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for both snow and ice...

Emergency gas works at Yarbridge Cross are progressing well, meaning 3 of the 4 approaches will be re-opened this evening (Wednesday).  Docklands Traffic Management (DTM) tweeted to say that from approximately 19:30 Yarbridge Cross will be open to traffic under...

Police have launched a wide scale search of Firestone Copse near Havenstreet over concerns for the welfare of an individual this evening (Wednesday). 8 vehicles have descended on the rural spot situated between Wootton and Havenstreet in a bid to...

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenage girl was grabbed on the arm by a stranger in Ryde yesterday (Tuesday). The incident took place at around 21:00 at the bus stop for Tesco Extra Ryde, at Westridge....

Homes in Shanklin have been left in darkness tonight (Tuesday) as a result of an electrical fault in the area. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) are aware of the fault, which occurred at 23:35. Power is expected to be...