First reported by Island Echo

Ryde Carnival organisers have announced that they have cancelled this year's carnival celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning the event won't be taking place for the second year running. The team behind the Island's oldest carnival have tonight (Thursday)...

It's been confirmed that popular online food ordering platform Deliveroo is set to start operating its delivery services on the Isle of Wight. The company announced the news earlier this week, with adverts appearing on various social media channels in...

A child is said to have been approached by an unknown man in the Newport area this afternoon (Thursday), prompting fears for local parents. According to the boy's mum, the nipper was walking home from school at around 15:20 when...

A car has rolled onto its side blocking the main road through the village of Havenstreet this afternoon (Thursday). A Suzuki S-Cross has been involved in the single-vehicle collision, which occurred shortly before 14:55. Police are on scene close to...

Armed police, firefighters and paramedics are attending a large scale incident on Avenue Road in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday) with the road closed to both traffic and pedestrians.  The emergency services are on scene at a residential address between Fort...

Homes and businesses on the edge of Newport are without power this morning (Wednesday) after an electricity cable was reportedly struck. Power supply was lost to 10 postcodes in the Horsebridge Hill and Stag Lane (PO30 5) areas at around...

An 11-year-old girl has been robbed of her mobile phone - which has since been found smashed to pieces - after being intimidated by a group of older youths in Sandown. The child’s father has taken to social media to...

Emergency services have been called to a 2-car crash near the viewpoint car park on Brading Downs Road this afternoon (Tuesday). A red Nissan Pixo pulled out of the car park into the path of an oncoming Suzuki travelling towards...

Police have seized a large quantity of Class A drugs following the arrest of a 'violently resisting' woman in Shanklin at lunchtime today (Tuesday). A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A...

A pod of around 20 dolphins were spotted happily splashing around off the east coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Monday). Martin Woodward, a well-known local diver and former lifeboat coxswain, sighted the mammals off Bembridge. Martin says:...