First reported by Island Echo

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the St John's area of Ryde as water levels in the Monktonmead Brook are high and continuing to rise. Storm Bella has brought with her some very heavy rain with 18mm...

5 babies were welcomed into the world at St Mary’s Hospital on Christmas Day, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced. First to arrive at 02:43 was Lailie, a daughter for Zoe and Matthew of Newport, who weighed in at...

Hundreds and thousands of homes in the East Wight has been plunged into darkness as a result of a large scale network fault this evening (Christmas Day). There has been 2 faults which has lead to hundreds of postcode areas...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on The Downs this lunchtime (Christmas Day). The incident has occurred on Mersley Downs at the crossroads junction with Rowlands Lane  and Lime Kiln Shute. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is...

A car has overturned in icy conditions in Apse Heath this morning (Christmas Day). Police and paramedics are in attendance on the main Sandown to Newport Road at Branstone Cross. Island Echo understands that a Citroen C1 overturned and came...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has said that Boris Johnson’s deal with the EU looks to be a ‘very strong one’. As reported by Island Echo earlier today, a deal has finally been struck between the UK and the...

Gritters will be treating the Island's road network from 19:00 tonight (Christmas Eve) due to the anticipated freezing conditions. IW Met Service has issued an advisory for black ice, especially for untreated rural roads. Forecasters say that temperatures will fall to...

Specialist mainland Police officers were drafted in to assist local colleagues with an incident in Sandown yesterday lunchtime (Wednesday). At around midday, a number of Police units arrived at an address on Fitzroy Street following concerns for an individual inside....

Police have closed Mill Street in the centre of Newport this evening (Wednesday) as a result of a road traffic collision. Officers are currently in attendance alongside paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The incident has occurred close...

Matt Hancock has announced that the Isle of Wight will be plunged into Tier 3 restrictions from midnight on Boxing Day - a massive blow for the Island economy and community. The Island is one of the very few locations...