First reported by Island Echo

The volunteer crew of Bembridge RNLI have responded to 2 incidents off the coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Saturday). Bembridge's All Weather Lifeboat was launched at just gone 17:30 to assist a 38ft unnamed yacht with damaged...

A cat that was chased 30ft up a telegraph pole by a dog has been successfully rescued by firefighters on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday). The 15-year-old black and white feline scrambled up the pole in Victoria Crescent, Ryde and...

Coastguard Rescue Officers have assisted an individual with a suspected broken ankle on a remote beach in the West Wight this evening (Friday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised at 18:28 to reports of...

Wightlink are advising of 90 minute delays this Friday evening due to a mechanical issue. Customers travelling from both sides of the Solent have been facing delays over the past 2 hours or so, with traffic backing up at the...

A large scale rescue operation is underway at Whale Chine off Military Road this morning (Friday) involving 2 helicopters and 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on the cliff top to assist...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed at a road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road near Havenstreet tonight (Thursday).  A single vehicle has left the road and come to rest upside down in a field having careered...

A motor boat skipper misjudged an afternoon out on the Solent and ended up high and dry on the rocks at Thorness Bay. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to the northern shore near...

A small boat has been smashed to pieces by the power of the sea in one of the hardest-to-reach areas of the Isle of Wight. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised at 11:36 this morning (Thursday) following reports received by...

Diversions are in place following a road traffic collision on the main road between Shanklin and Godshill. The incident, which occurred at around 07:25, has taken place on Shanklin Road at a point around half way between Whiteley Bank roundabout...

Police on the Isle of Wight have carried out an operation to target the supply of Class A drugs being distributed through the postal service. Officers have today (Wednesday) visited Royal Mail's sorting offices at Newport and Ryde in a...