First reported by Island Echo

Emergency services were called when a taxi crashed into the corner of property in Lake in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). A Ford Mondeo estate left the carriageway and ploughed into the corner of a bungalow on James...

The annual Sandown November Celebrations event, which was due to take place tomorrow (Saturday), has unfortunately been cancelled for 2019. Organisers have this evening announced that the fun-packed day, which normally concludes with a firework finale, will not be taking...

An amber weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight as strong winds of up to 85mph are expected to hit tomorrow (Saturday). Forecasters at IW Met Service are warning of a spell of severe gale force, southwesterly...

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight car ferry has lost power and is limping into Portsmouth using auxiliary power only this morning (Friday), prompting the launch of Bembridge RNLI's lifeboat. The year-old vessel got into trouble off Fishbourne at around 08:00 when...

Island Line trains are unable to serve Ryde Pier Head this morning (Friday) due to a fault with the electric third rail power system. Services between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head have been suspended until further notice whilst engineers...

Police, WightSAR and HM Coastguard are involved in the search for a missing woman in the Sandown, Lake and Shanklin areas tonight (Thursday). Search and rescue resources are currently sweeping The Bay area in the hope of locating the indivdual,...

Children out trick or treating in Shanklin have been handed SOAP instead of sweets, leading to concerned parents issuing a warning tonight (Thursday). 1 youngster has 'choked' and has been violently sick after consuming at least 1 of the green...

Several fire appliances are in attendance at St Mary's Hospital in Newport tonight (Thursday) as crews respond to an alert. Firefighters from Newport and Cowes are on scene at the main entrance to the lower ground floor of the hospital,...

HM Coastguard and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have been in action in Sandown this evening (Wednesday) in response to concerns raised for the safety of a man seen entering the water. The volunteer search and rescue teams were tasked...

Adverse weather on the Solent is affecting cross-Solent travel this morning (Wednesday). Red Funnel has advised that the 09:45 hi-speed Red Jet sailing from Southampton has been cancelled, as well as the 10:15 return from Cowes. This is due to...