First reported by Island Echo

Police are investigating a serious sexual assault against a 15-year-old girl which is reported to have taken place just off Coppins Bridge in Newport last night (Saturday). Officers were called to the area of the pedestrian subway between Riverside and Coppins...

Adverse weather conditions have resulted in the cancellation of some cross-Solent services this morning (Sunday). Red Funnel have confirmed that their hi-speed Red Jet service between West Cowes and Southampton has been suspended until further notice, with an update expected...

A number of sailings on Wightlink's Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry service have been cancelled today (Saturday) due to a lack of staff. Those travelling to and from the Isle of Wight will be disrupted for the remainder of the day due...

A man has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital following a medical emergency at a property in Lake, which required the assistance of both paramedics and firefighters. Emergency services were called to an address off Lake Hill earlier this morning (Saturday) when...

Police are carrying out investigations following a daylight burglary in the quiet village of Havenstreet on Thursday. It has been reported to Hampshire Constabulary that a home on Main Road in Havenstreet was burgled sometime between 14:30 and 16:30 on...

A car has ploughed into a wall surrounding a church in Sandown this morning (Saturday), prompting a call out for the emergency services. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Carter Street at the junction with St Johns Road...

Police, HM Coastguard, WightSAR and Cowes RNLI are searching the Newport area for a vulnerable man who has gone missing from St Mary’s Hospital. A large-scale air, land and sea search is progressing at the centre of the Island this...

Firefighters were mobilised to a garage fire in an affluent area of Ryde overnight.  1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised to Spencer Road in the town at 03:37 this morning (Friday) following reports of a blaze developing. The single crew swiftly...

The Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint has a full entry of race cars and the track layout has now also been confirmed ahead of motor racing returning to the Isle of Wight on 28th/29th March 2020. Island-based company John Peck...

The moment Red Falcon crashed into Greylag The temporary master of the Red Funnel ferry which sunk a yacht and ran aground off East Cowes became 'cognitively overloaded due to high stress', an accident report has concluded. The Maritime Accident...