First reported by Island Echo

Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched to assist a vessel to the north of their station this afternoon (Sunday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat at around 16:15 when it was reported that a vessel required assistance not...

2 youngsters out for a spot of fishing have found themselves high and dry on Wootton Creek this afternoon (Sunday), prompting a call out for HM Coastguard.  The unlucky fishermen were first spotted at around 16:20 by local residents who...

Wightlink car ferry Victoria of Wight has diverted to assist a RIB in trouble off Ryde Pier this evening (Saturday). A rescue boat has launched from the car ferry which is situated just 250 yards to the north of Ryde...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Team have been called to Woodside Bay near Wootton this evening (Saturday) following the discovery of a piece of suspected ordnance. A member of the public reported the find to HM Coastguard shortly before 15:45,...

Firefighters are tackling a garden fire at a property in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). 1 appliance has travelled the short distance from the station to Great Preston Road, where a heap of compost and garden times have caught alight. A...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle crash in Niton Undercliff this morning (Saturday), which has left an elderly male in a serious condition. Emergency services were called to St Catherine's Road shortly before 06:00, as previously reported...

Search and rescue technicians have donned PPE and descended into the Isle of Wight's once-secret nuclear bunker today (Saturday) ahead of the historic site being concrete capped once and for all. The R1 ROTOR bunker at St Boniface Downs, Ventnor was...

A car has careered through railings, a traffic island and taken out a lamppost before coming to rest on its side in a road traffic collision on Forest Road in Newport tonight (Friday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue...

The Isle of Wight will bask in glorious sunshine next week with the mercury expected to reach up 30c by Wednesday. Summer will return for the first time since the lockdown restrictions were eased, according to local forecasters IW Met...

Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of 2 persons in the water off Lee-on-Solent this morning (Friday). The volunteer lifeboat crew were initially called into action at just before 10:00 when they were tasked by Solent Coastguard to conduct...