First reported by Island Echo

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a large police response descended on to Sandown Esplanade this afternoon (Thursday), following reports of an assault elsewhere in the town. Officers were called at 11:36 to an address in Station Avenue after...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of Jonathan Beere and Daniel Payne - 2 members of the Freshwater Five - who were imprisoned alongside Jamie Green, Scott Birtwistle and Zoran Dresic for smuggling £52million of cocaine into the...

The driver and passenger of a car managed to escape with nothing more than minor injuries after rolling in Havenstreet last night (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the scene on the main road through the village sometime before 22:30...

Retained firefighters are working to extinguish a bonfire which has spread to a hedge off Military Road near Chale this evening (Wednesday). 1 fire appliance from Ventnor was mobilised to the incident after a 999 call reported the developing situation...

Drones will soon be used to directly transport vital drugs used for the treatment of cancer patients to the Isle of Wight as part of a new trial. As first reported by Island Echo, in May of 2020, trial drone...

A man in his 40s has been left with facial injuries following an assault in Ryde yesterday evening (Monday). Officers erected a cordon surrounding a bench on the corner of Green Street and the town’s High Street at 17:28. Blood...

The discovery of what was thought to be a World War II German stick grenade led to the evacuation of a local tip today (Monday). Police were alerted to the alarming find and officers were sent to gather photographs of...

The Downs has been closed by Police in both directions as a result of a 3-car collision this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services are currently on scene a few hundred yards from Down End where an Audi A3, Mazda MX-5 and...

A 30-year-old man from Wimborne in Dorset has been arrested on suspicion of a string of offences following a series of linked incidents across the Isle of Wight yesterday (Saturday), which resulted in an Island-wide manhunt. As first reported by...

A manhunt is underway on the Isle of Wight tonight (Saturday) for a wanted male who has stolen a boat and at least 2 vehicles in a desperate bid to evade capture.  Island Echo understands the individual stole a boat...