First reported by Island Echo

Multiple 999 calls reporting a man in the water calling for help has led to a Coastguard search and rescue operation this evening (Tuesday).  At just before 19:20, members of the public alerted HM Coastguard to a man in the...

A young boy was found wandering the streets of Newport this morning (Tuesday), prompting an urgent call to Police. Island Echo is told that the toddler was found without any clothes on in the area of Barton Road. Members of...

Police responding to a public order incident discovered 6 cannabis plants growing on the doorstep of a property in Shanklin yesterday afternoon (Monday). Officers were called to Clarendon Road in the town at around 15:10 when an incident was reported...

6 children aged between 6 and 16 were rescued by lifeguards in Ryde yesterday (Monday), with paramedics called in to treat 2 young girls for secondary drowning. Ryde Beach Lifeguards dealt with 2 separate incidents within just 20 minutes of...

Super smashing great! A staggering 36.1c was recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Sunday) - breaking yesterday’s record of 35.4c. If you’ve been thinking that it was hotter today than the past 48 hours then you’d be right with...

35.4c was recorded in Ryde today making the town the hottest place on the Isle of Wight - with Saturday 8th August 2020 possibly the hottest day on the Island ever. A weather station near Westridge recorded the scorching temperature...

Island Line has been brought to a halt with all trains between Ryde and Shanklin suspended this afternoon (Saturday). South Western Railway say that due to an electricity supply problem, train services on the Island are currently suspended. 2 fire...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will remain out of service for the whole of August, with no date set for it’s return - which could be months. Island Echo is told that the troubled Floating Bridge No.6 could be out of...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been called to car that is ablaze on the outskirts of Arreton this evening (Friday).  Fire control has mobilised appliances from Newport and Shanklin to the incident on St George's Down, overlooking...

Firefighters have responded to a vehicle fire outside Tesco in Ryde this evening (Friday).  1 appliance from nearby Ryde Fire Station was mobilised at just before 18:00 to reports of smoke coming from the front of a white Range Rover...