First reported by Island Echo

A fire in amongst woodland in Gurnard has been extinguished by firefighters from Cowes this afternoon (Friday). 1 appliance was mobilised at 15:31 to reports of a fire near to Gurnard Pines. Retained firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish...

A former Isle of Wight paramedic has been struck off the medical register after being convicted of making indecent photographs of children and possessing an extreme pornographic image. The Health & Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) this week took the...

Police are appealing for information to help identify the driver of a lorry which damaged a passing car on Middle Road earlier this afternoon (Thursday). At 15:00, a white 7.5t lorry was driving along Calbourne Road towards Newport when the...

A 22-year-old man sustained cut injuries to his hand after being assaulted with a knife in Sandown last night (Wednesday). The incident occurred at an address on Station Avenue, close to the junction with The Broadway, shortly before 19:00. Island...

A burst water main has left homes and businesses in parts of Shanklin without supply this morning (Thursday). Engineers are on site at Blythe Way and are working hard to repair the water pipe, with hopes of supplies being restored...

Yarmouth RNLI responded to a Mayday call from a yacht in distress during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Volunteer lifeboat crew members were tasked by Solent Coastguard at 03:21 following a Mayday call from a 24ft sailing vessel...

Island Line services have been suspended this morning (Thursday) due to a technical issue with the track. All trains between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin have been brought to a stop whilst engineers work to resolve the situation. It's said...

Firefighters are tackling another fire at the derelict Harcourt Sands site in Ryde this evening (Wednesday).  Local residents alerted the fire service to smoke billowing into the sky at around 17:10. Crews from Ryde are on scene and are dowsing...

Police clad in riot gear raided a flat in Ryde this morning (Wednesday) as part of the continuing crackdown on the supply of drugs on the Isle of Wight. Several officers from the Ryde Neighbourhoods Policing Team, Response and Patrol...

Bembridge RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat launched to assist an 8m RIB that had broken down in the Solent yesterday evening (Tuesday). The vessel, with 5 crew on board, reported to Solent Coastguard that it had broken down south of No Mans...