First reported by Island Echo

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...

A pregnant woman was among 5 migrants found on a boat in France it has been confirmed, as further details about the people smuggling investigation involving an Isle of Wight boat emerge. As previously reported by Island Echo, a total...

A 43-year-old man from the Isle of Wight has been arrested as part of a major, multi-agency investigation into the attempted smuggling of migrants into the UK via boat. The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), the National Crime Agency,...

Firefighters from Ventnor have extinguished a small fire in the open at Whitwell this evening (Monday). 1 appliance was mobilised to Nettlecombe Lane at around 18:45. The assistance of the water carrier was requested with the Ventnor resource soon arriving...