First reported by Island Echo

A man and 2 children have been rescued by Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat some 500m out to sea in a small rubber dinghy tonight (Wednesday).  Passing Police officers spotted the trio a significant distance off of Shanklin Seafront and...

The body of a woman in her 50s has been discovered in the water at the base of Tennyson Down near Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday).  As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to the scene between Freshwater Bay...

HM Coastguard, Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and Police have been scrambled to an incident in the area of Tennyson Down, Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday). Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter is currently circling Tennyson Down and Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather...

A train fault has led to the cancellation of a number of services on Island Line between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin this evening (Tuesday). Island Line is down to just 1 train per hour in each direction until the...

The volunteers of Bembridge RNLI lifeboat have launched into choppy seas off the East of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) in response to a yacht adrift. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Bembridge's All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) at...

A tree has crashed down onto a camper van at Appley Park in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday), leading to an emergency response by fire crews, paramedics and Police. Shortly before 14:15 it was reported that the occupants of the van...

Police on the Isle of Wight have seized a total of 65 dogs from a van and a house in Cowes overnight after concerns were raised for their welfare. Local residents stopped a van in its tracks on Fellows Road...

A man has tragically died after being pulled from the sea at Sandown on the Isle of Wight last night (Sunday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Eastern Gardens beach off Culver Parade shortly after...

A yellow weather warning for strong wind has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. A spell of adverse winds will develop throughout Tuesday with gusts of up to 50mph likely in some places....

Firefighters from Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Newport have responded to reports of a property fire at an address on Perowne Way in Sandown this morning (Monday).   3 appliances - with crews rigged in breathing apparatus - have been mobilised...