First reported by Island Echo

Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their Ryde-Southsea passenger service this morning (Friday) as a result of the adverse weather conditions. Strong winds and turbulent seas mean the Flyer hovercraft are unable to run. The cross-Solent operator says that an...

Wightlink are advising customers that there may be delays of up to an hour on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route today (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has advised that a mechanical issue could affect customers travelling with the company today. There has been...

Emergency services are responding to a road traffic incident involving a cyclist in Shanklin this evening (Thursday).  The cyclist is thought to have been knocked their bike by a Kia car on High Street, outside Chubby’s takeaway. Police have closed...

A car has come off the road and rolled onto its roof on The Downs near Duxmore this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services are on scene and traffic is building as a result of the incident, which occurred at just before...

A spell of heavy rain will move across the Isle of Wight from the south tomorrow morning (Friday) with strong winds expected into the weekend, prompting 2 yellow weather warnings being issued by local forecasters IW Met Service. The rain...

Police are appealing for the Isle of Wight public’s help in tracing 13-year-old Connor Brooke, who has gone missing from hospital in Newport. Connor is described as being white, around 5ft foot tall, of slim build and with blonde hair...

UPDATED: Firefighters are carrying out the rescue of a woman from a riverbank in the middle of Newport this evening (Wednesday). Crews from nearby Newport fire station and from Ryde Fire Station are on scene at Foxes Road near the...

Firefighters are tackling a house fire in Carisbrooke this evening (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilised 3 appliances to a residential property on Kestrel Way - off of Fieldfare Road. Crews from Newport and...

Over 114 postcodes in the Ryde and Bembridge areas have been hit by a power cut this afternoon (Tuesday).  Lights started flickering in homes and businesses at just before 14:00. Now, Southern and Scottish Electricity Networks have confirmed that customers in...

A teenage girl attempted to rob a shop in broad daylight brandishing a large kitchen knife earlier this afternoon (Monday). Police officers were called to Duffetts Stores on John Street in Ryde at around 12:45 following reports of the unnerving incident....