First reported by Island Echo

Police have erected a cordon on the Blackwater to Merstone cycle track this evening (Monday) following a sudden death in the area.  Officers have closed the public car park at the former Merstone Railway Station with cyclists and pedestrians having...

Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched late last night (Sunday) to assist a 31ft sailing vessel in difficulty to the west of Yarmouth Harbour. Solent Coastguard tasked the Severn-class lifeboat at 22:27 and it wasn’t long before the casualty vessel...

HM Coastguard, Bembridge RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending an incident at St Helens this evening (Sunday). Emergency services were called out at around 18:30 when it was reported that a boat had broken down and...

Police have arrested a driver on suspicion of drink driving after they failed a roadside breathe test following a road traffic collision at Compton earlier this afternoon (Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Military...

2 males riding quad bikes are being sought following a minor road traffic collision on Brading Downs this afternoon (Sunday). Police and paramedics were called to the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay sometime before 16:50. The occupants of a Ford...

A car has crashed and come to a stop on its side on Military Road at Compton this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services have been alerted to the incident, which has occurred at the top of the hill at Compton, between...

Police have closed Blackwater Hollow on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Saturday) following a road traffic collision involving a cyclist. A young female has sustained what is being described as a serious leg injury as a result of a...

HM Coastguard and Police have responded to reports of a missing child at the beach in Sandown this afternoon (Saturday). The alarm was raised by the boy's grandmother at around 16:00 and resulted in a large scale response from local...

A yacht with 4 persons on board has run aground at Whitecliff Bay near Bembridge, prompting a multi-agency emergency response this lunchtime (Saturday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been joined on scene by Sandown & Shanklin Independent...

Retained firefighters from East Cowes were mobilised to a local park during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). 1 appliance was sent to Victoria Grove at 00:17 when it was reported that a fire in the open has developed....