First reported by Island Echo

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this morning (Saturday) due to a fault with a prow cable. Engineers are said to be on site to repair the issue, with hopes of resuming a normal timetabled service later...

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Bembridge and St Helens for the annual fort walk once again this year, but tides dictate that it will take place earlier than normal. The Bembridge Fort Walk – or as some...

6 men from across the Island were handed their pagers and officially welcomed into the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service at the second passing out ceremony of the year this afternoon (Friday). The new recruits have spent the...

Police and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision at the bottom of Victoria Grove in East Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident, which is reported to involve 2 cars, has occurred near to the bend where Victoria Grove...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Whippingham this morning (Friday) in which a car has left the carriageway and rolled into a field. The incident has taken place on the main road into East Cowes near the...

Crews from Freshwater Fire Station have tackled a fire in the open at Golden Hill in the West Wight this evening (Thursday). 1 pump and a water carrier were mobilised to a wooded area near Norton Green, Freshwater sometime before...

A radio call for help led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Thursday). Although it was believed the boat was not far from Cowes Harbour, near Prince Consort Buoy, the lifeboat search proved fruitless. However, it was...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in the heart of Cowes this afternoon (Thursday) in response to a medical emergency in the town. Doctors and paramedics on board the life-saving helicopter have touched down on the...

Photo: Bembridge CRT The Royal Navy's Bomb Disposal Team were mobilised to East Cowes Esplanade earlier this morning (Thursday) following the discovery of what was thought to be a piece of explosive ordnance. Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs) from Bembridge Coastguard...

Police investigating last month's serious collision on Briddlesford Road, which left a 28-year-old mum in a coma, have charged a man with numerous offences. Benjamin Entwistle, 31, of Westlake Avenue, Lake has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous...