First reported by Island Echo

The main road between Whitwell and Godshill has been temporarily closed to allow for the recovery of a car which has left the carriageway. The incident occurred sometime before 15:30 between the junctions of Sheepwash Lane and Southford Lane. Police...

Ryde Inshore Rescue diverted from a training exercise to go to the assistance of a yacht with a broken engine last night (Monday). At around 20:30, Solent Coastguard tasked Ryde Rescue 1 to respond to a Pan Pan from a...

The Isle of Wight Zoo has issued a statement amid rumours staff 'refused' the use of a defibrillator to help in the battle to save a woman's life on the beach at Yaverland yesterday (Sunday). As previously reported by Island...

A woman was subjected to a shocking indecent exposure on a footpath in Ryde earlier this evening (Sunday). The local woman was walking through the wooded area of Rosemary Lane and Pig Leg Lane, between Great Preston Road and Ashey...

A woman has sadly died after being pulled from the sea at Yaverland in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday).  Emergency services rushed to the scene on the crowded beach at around 16:15 following reports of a woman in difficulty in the...

Police and HM Coastguard teams have responded to reports of a missing 3-year-old child on the beach at Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). The alarm was raised shortly before 13:45 with no less than 9 Police cars and 2 Coastguard Rescue...

Police were called to Whitehouse Road near Porchfield during the early hours of this morning (Sunday) after a car overturned.  The incident occurred shortly before 01:00 and resulted in the fast section of road, which connects Porchfield to Forest Road,...

Freshwater Independent Lifeboat has gone to the assistance of a broken down vessel off the coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the offshore lifeboat at around 19:00 after reports were received...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor were tasked to reports of someone possibly stuck on or near Culver Cliff during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested both teams to conduct a search at Culver Down,...

Firefighters have freed a woman who became stuck in a child’s swing at a play park in Sandown this evening (Friday). 1 appliance from Sandown was mobilised to the Steven Jenkins Rainbow Park off Fort Street after reports were received...