First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters from Newport and East Cowes have responded to a tumble dryer fire at a property in Carisbrooke this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances were mobilised to a property on Alvington Road at 16:50 following reports that an appliance had caught...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and Cowes RNLI were involved in a search of the River Medina late last night (Thursday) over fears a tent had floated away with the tide. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Cowes' Atlantic 85 lifeboat...

Firefighters from Newport and Ryde are attending an incident at Scarrots Lane in the heart of Newport this morning (Friday). 2 pumping appliances, a rescue tender and an aerial ladder platform have taken up position in the vicinity of Starbucks,...

An unwell woman aboard a 28ft yacht with a broken engine led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing across the Solent this evening (Thursday). The yacht's crew reported to Solent Coastguard that the vessel was drifting north-east of Hillhead Buoy, close...

The Isle of Wight’s indoor trampoline park, Isle Jump, will be closing it’s doors next weekend, it has been confirmed.  Parents with parties booked at the Lake-based attraction during the month of July have been told that they can collect their...

Circled is the debris being throw up by the tornado. Photo: Jamie Russell/IW Met Service A tornado developed in the skies above the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Wednesday), local weather forecasters have confirmed. IW Met Service - the official weather...

Firefighters have been mobilised to reports of a road traffic collision involving a single vehicle in Colwell this evening (Wednesday).  1 appliance from Freshwater has been sent to the scene, alongside ambulance crews. UPDATE @ 18:00 - It has been...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a fire at a property in a residential area of Newport this evening (Wednesday). Appliances from Newport and East Cowes are on scene at Clarendon Place, off Clarendon Road, having...

Isle of Wight hotelier Martin Hill, who lied about his takings to evade tax, has been jailed for 30 months. Hill, 51, pocketed £350,000 by lying about the number of bookings at The Burlington (Sandown) and Shanklin Beach (Shanklin) hotels,...

A car has left the carriageway and rolled into a field on the outskirts of Havenstreet village this evening (Monday). The small hatchback - a Volkswagen Polo - has sustained significant damage in the incident on Stroudwood Road, between Upton...