First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire on the outskirts of Chale this evening (Thursday). 1 pump from Shanklin and 1 water carrier from Ventnor are on scene at a farm off Appleford Road. Shanklin’s retained appliance turned out at...

WightSAR - the Island’s volunteer search and rescue organisation - has been deployed to assist Police with the search for a missing person in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday). An incident command point has been established at The Broadway Garage off...

A person in the water reported to be in difficulty resulted in a call out for Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Thursday).  Volunteers were paged at 13:53 to launch the Atlantic 85 class lifeboat to Gurnard, where a person in...

A 42-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in Sandown yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called to reports of an assault in the Station Avenue area at just after 17:15. On arrival, officers found an injured male with...

Lynnbottom and Afton Marsh tips will re-open on the Isle of Wight next week, but no general waste will be accepted and only cars will be permitted on site. In order to maintain effective social distancing measures, to protect staff...

Police on the Isle of Wight discovered a number of ecstasy pills when they stopped a car in Sandown yesterday evening (Tuesday). Officers instructed an Audi Q3 to pull over on The Broadway, Sandown at 19:00. A specialist drugs search...

A power cut is affecting properties in and around Godshill this morning (Tuesday). A fault resulted in the temporary loss of power to 123 postcodes in the PO30, PO36, PO37 and PO38 areas at 08:58 this morning. Further disruption is...

A yellow weather warning for fog overnight and into tomorrow morning has been issued by IW Met Service this evening (Sunday). Low cloud and hill fog has dipped close to sea level in some western parts of the Island and...

A motorcyclist who defied the lockdown rules to enjoy a ride out in the sunshine yesterday (Saturday) lost control of his bike and sustained serious injuries.  Police and paramedics were called to a single vehicle collision - which is thought...

A violent male coughed in the faces of 2 Police officers whilst claiming to have COVID-19 before going on to stage a dirty protest whilst in custody yesterday (Saturday). The individual was arrested by Police in Shanklin and it was...