First reported by Island Echo

There is significant travel disruption for those crossing the Solent with Red Funnel this morning (Thursday) with cancellations on both the vehicle ferry and hi-speed Red Jet services. Yesterday, it was announced that a number of sailings between East Cowes...

Fresh issues with Red Eagle's aft main engine have led to the cancellation of a number of Red Funnel sailings this afternoon (Wednesday). The 15:00 and 18:00 sailings from Southampton have been pulled, alongside the 16:30 and 19:30 sailings from...

Reports of a boat taking on water off the Isle of Wight, with 18 souls on board in danger, led to the launch of 3 lifeboats this morning (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat,...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight has been issued by IW Met Service, with downpours expected from late tonight (Sunday) through into Monday. The warning is valid from 23:00 tonight until 13:00 on Monday...

A serious medical emergency onboard a boat moored in Newtown Creek led to the launch of Lymington RNLI lifeboat late last night (Saturday). It was just gone 22:20 that Solent Coastguard paged the volunteers of Lymington RNLI to a time-critical...

Immigration officers arrested 2 Vietnamese nationals following a raid on a nail salon in Ryde on Thursday, the Home Office has confirmed. It was just before 15:00 that Immigration Enforcement, accompanied by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, arrived at...

Reports of a person in cardiac arrest next to a children’s playground in Ryde prompted a rapid response from emergency services this afternoon (Tuesday) - but the incident turned out to be nothing more than a pair of drunks. The...

Isle of Wight-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation has confirmed that it has placed 17 local job roles at risk of redundancy. The news of job cuts comes as part of a significant organisational restructure aimed at taking the circular economy from...

A cyclist was injured when they came off their bike on a fast stretch of road in Ryde yesterday afternoon (Sunday), with Police appealing for witnesses to come forward. Emergency services were called to Bullen Road at 15:51 to reports...

Paddleboarders and kayakers struggling against the tide were rescued thanks to help of HM Coastguard and Bembridge RNLI earlier today (Sunday). At just after 13:00, HM Coastguard received reports of 4 casualties on an inflatable paddleboard and kayak struggling against...