First reported by Island Echo

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have responded to reports of a surfer in difficulty at Sandown this afternoon (Friday). HM Coastguard tasked the search and rescue assets at 14:43 following a call from a concerned...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a minor car fire in Sandown High Street this afternoon (Friday). 1 appliance is currently on scene near to the junction with Wilkes Road having been mobilised at around...

A 16-year-old girl from Ryde has been charged with numerous offences following an incident in Newport yesterday lunchtime (Thursday). The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested after being detained by officers on St James' Street in...

A Police officer was assaulted when they were called out to a disturbance in Ryde late last night (Wednesday). Hampshire Constabulary was alerted to reports of a domestic incident at an address on Alexandra Road at 23:22. A male wanted...

Islanders are being warned about a prolonged period of cold weather over the coming days and the risk of snowfall between Sunday and Wednesday next week. IW Met Service has issued a cold weather alert which is valid from Sunday...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that a school in Newport activated its lockdown policy after a teenager was spotted with what was thought to be a gun. A 16-year-old girl was sighted carrying a black 'handgun' at the...

A Police officer has been hospitalised and a handgun has been recovered following an incident in the centre of Newport this lunchtime (Thursday). A cordon has been erected around the Halifax Bank at the junction of St James' Street and...

Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl called Kellie, who hasn't been seen since being spotted with a man in Newport earlier today (Wednesday). Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for help in locating the teenager,...

Police and paramedics are attending a crash in Niton this evening (Wednesday). The incident, which is thought to involve a single vehicle, has occurred on the main Niton to Blackgang Road. A Renault Modus has left the carriageway and collided...

Bembridge RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat was launched to reports of a dinghy drifting off the coast of the Isle of Wight this lunchtime (Wednesday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the D-Class lifeboat from Lane End at 12:08 to investigate a...