First reported by Island Echo

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...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a small fire at a residential address in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). 2 appliances and an officer have been mobilised to Corbett Road - at the junction with Upton Road...

Electorates across the Isle of Wight are set to go to the polls for a General Election on 12th December - the first time this has happened in December since 1923. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that the pre-Christmas election...

A person has been left cold and wet, but uninjured, after entering the water at Seagrove Bay near Seaview this morning (Tuesday). HM Coastguard was alerted to the situation by concerned members of the public shortly before 10:30, resulting in...