First reported by Island Echo

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...

Police from across the Island have responded to Shanklin Train Station tonight (Sunday) in response to an officer reporting to be in trouble. At just before 21:30, a local officer dealing with a group of intoxicated individuals declared a ‘red...

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced this afternoon (Saturday) that the Isle of Wight is to receive funding to conduct a feasibility study into extending the Island Line railway network to Newport and Ventnor. During today's Downing Street press conference,...

Firefighters are working to free a horse that has become trapped in Brighstone this afternoon (Saturday). According to fire control, the 10-year-old animal has become trapped within railings on Gaggerhill Lane. Fire crews from Freshwater, Newport and Ryde are currently...

35-year-old John David Saunders has been charged with production of a Class B controlled drug after Police discovered a number of plants at an address in Ryde yesterday morning (Friday). Officers discovered cannabis plants growing in a room in Wood...

The Broadway Park Hotel in Sandown has ceased trading with immediate effect this evening (Friday) following the collapse of Specialist Leisure Group. Around 2,500 jobs are set to be lost across the country as SLG and its subsidiaries, which includes...