First reported by Island Echo

A discarded cigarette is thought to be the cause of a fire which came dangerously close to a gas meter in Newport this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance from Newport Fire Station was mobilised the short distance to Langley Court on...

Staff at GKN Aerospace in East Cowes have been given the opportunity to voluntarily resign from the company and walk away with a lump sum payout, it has been confirmed today (Thursday). The firm has opened a voluntary resignation scheme...

19-year-old Mitchell Shotton has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after Police exercised stop and search powers in Ventnor yesterday evening (Wednesday). Officers from the South Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team stopped the teenage on Ventnor High Street shortly...

Police are this afternoon (Wednesday) appealing for information on the whereabouts of a missing Freshwater man who was last seen on Monday.  40-year-old Matthew Doyle was last seen on Monday and the last form of communication with him was by...

Search and Rescue teams have been deployed to the West Wight this morning (Wednesday) in response to concerns for the whereabouts of a male from the Isle of Wight.  Police and the Island's volunteer search and rescue team, WightSAR, are...

A large number of Sky Broadband customers on the Isle of Wight are without internet connection this morning (Tuesday). Those living in the Newport and Cowes areas woke to find orange lights displaying on their router as a result of...

No car? No problem! KFC in Newport will welcome customers in-store for takeaway orders only from tomorrow (Tuesday). The drive-thru re-opened earlier this month but it has now been announced that those without transport will also be able to visit...

Non-essential high street shops and department stores across the Isle of Wight will be able to re-open from 15th June if they are 'COVID secure', the Prime Minister has announced tonight (Bank Holiday Monday). The good news was announced by...

The pursuit of a car has come to an end on Playstreet Lane near Binstead after winding through the busy streets of Ryde this afternoon (Monday).  Police attempted to stop the silver Ford Focus on Monkton Street shortly before 15:30...

The body of a man in his 70s has been found on the beach at Compton this morning (Bank Holiday Monday). Police were called to the popular beauty spot sometime before 07:00 after it was reported to the authorities that...