First reported by Island Echo

Police on the Isle of Wight have arrested 2 people on suspicion of drugs offences after officers found and seized a large quantity of cannabis in the Arreton area yesterday (Thursday). The drugs haul was found yesterday afternoon and led...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised to a flat fire in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday).  3 fire appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde are on scene at Kingsley Court on York Road. Readers have told Island...

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at Seaclose Park in Newport this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to Seaclose Park off Fairlee Road at around 10:30 following the discovery of a body within a...

Island Line is running to an hourly timetable once again today (Wednesday) due to a fault with 1 of just 2 trains operating on the network. Over the past few months, the 82-year-old former London Underground trains have become increasingly...

Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat assisted in transferring 2 poorly patients to Southampton General Hospital from the Isle of Wight overnight. At just gone 23:05, Solent Coastguard tasked the launch of Yarmouth’s All Weather Lifeboat following a rare, time critical request from...

A woman in her 50s has claimed she was 'spiked' during a night out in Cowes at the weekend, but Police say there is no evidence at this stage that a crime has been committed. According to reports, the woman...

A flood alert has been issued for the Isle of Wight coast, with the Environment Agency stating that tomorrow's tide is going to be higher than normal. Unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds will see tide table...

A power cut has hit Ventnor Town Centre this afternoon (Tuesday) leaving several businesses and premises without supply. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) are aware of the fault which was reported to them at 12:44. The estimated time of...

A Vauxhall Corsa has been written off after colliding with a truck on a busy crossroads in Ryde this lunchtime (Tuesday). Emergency services have been called to the incident at the junction of Argyll Street and Green Street in the...

Firefighters from Shanklin and Newport are working to extinguish a chimney fire at a property in Rookley this evening (Monday). 1 appliance from Shanklin was mobilised to the scene on Main Road, near to Hunt's Fruit and Veg, sometime before...