First reported by Island Echo

29-year-old James Holgate has been charged after allegedly spitting blood in the faces of 2 Police officers following a late night fight in Shanklin. At around 23:00 last night (Saturday), Police responded to reports of a fight outside The Falcon...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a single vehicle crash near Wootton. Officers were alerted to the incident near to Kite Hill during the early hours of this morning (Sunday), but when local units arrived...

UPDATE @ 22:00 - Power has now been restored. A power cut is affecting homes and businesses in Newport this evening (Saturday), but homes as far away as Ryde have reported a flickering of the lights. The main network outage...

Coastguard officers were tasked to a remote beach in the South Wight this afternoon (Saturday) following the discovery of a box of ammunition. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were made aware of the situation by Solent Coastguard at 15:49, with officers...

A 4x4 has crashed into a front garden following a collision on Horsebridge Hill between Newport and Cowes this morning (Saturday). The silver Range Rover has come to rest in the front garden of a residential address between the junctions...

Police are responding to reports of an illegal large gathering of youths in the Shanklin area this evening (Friday). Officers say they are aware of the situation and have reiterated that such a gathering is against the public health restrictions...

A 62-year-old motorcyclist has been killed and a pillion passenger has been left fighting for their life following a crash on the outskirts of Niton and Whitwell last night (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the T-junction of Southford Lane...

2 air ambulances, police and paramedics are attending a serious road traffic collision near Whitwell tonight (Wednesday). The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance are both in attendance at the junction of...

Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on Appleford Road on the outskirts of Chale this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident has taken place on the main road between the villages of Chale and Rookley, between the junction of...

Bembridge RNLI’s All-Weather Lifeboat, Coastguard Rescue 175, the Royal Navy and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been involved in the search for a yacht off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Solent Coastguard requested the...