First reported by Island Echo

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to a vehicle fire in Wootton this evening (Saturday).  Fire control mobilised Blue Watch from Newport Fire Station to the incident on Park Road, where a Land Rover Freelander was...

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a takeaway in Shanklin this evening (Friday). Several appliances from Shanklin, Sandown, Ryde, Ventnor and Newport are in attendance on Atherley Road, where a fire has broken out at AJ‘s takeaway. Crews donned in...

The Isle of Wight is set for a wet and windy weekend, with a weather warning in force from IW Met Service and a flood alert issued by the Environment Agency. Forecasters are warning that over the next 48 hours...

Tributes have been paid to 35-year-old Chris Schuchart, who was tragically killed in a motorcycle crash in Ryde during the early hours of Sunday morning. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called at around 01:15 on 8th November...

All students in Years 5 and 6 at Broadlea Primary School in Lake have been sent home following confirmation of a second case of COVID-19 within the school. Pupils and 3 members of staff have been told they must now...

A motorcyclist has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after crashing his bike in Newport overnight. Both Police and paramedics were called to Staplers Road on the outskirts of the town as a result of the single vehicle collision....

Police investigating a stabbing in Cowes on Sunday night have arrested 3 people, including a 14-year-old boy. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 21:00 on Sunday 8th November, a 19-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his leg...

Reports of a male in distress in the vicinity of Sandown Pier led to a full Coastguard search being carried out during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and The Needles were tasked to...

Coastguard Rescue Teams, Police and RNLI lifeboats were all involved in the search for a missing jet skier on the Solent this evening (Tuesday).  Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked at 17:27 to assist in locating a missing jetskier from...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to a residential address in East Cowes earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) after a garden fire spread.  Firefighters from Newport and East Cowes responded to the property on Consort Gardens at...