First reported by Island Echo

A 7ft wartime sea mine is set to be detonated off the West coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday) after being picked up by a fishing vessel off The Needles. As just gone 08:00 this morning a...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel 4 cross-Solent sailings today (Saturday) due to a technical issue. The operator says that an essential piece of equipment on board one of their ships has developed a fault. It has been confirmed that...

Armed Police have taken up position outside a property in Sandown tonight (Friday). A number of Armed Response officers from both the Island and the mainland have been deployed to Leed Street in the town - the second or third...

A car has been 'extensively damaged' as a result of a crash on Middle Road at Calbourne this evening (Friday). Emergency services are on scene outside the Water Mill on the B3401 Newport Road. Island Echo readers report that 1...

Police raided 2 homes at Amherst Place in Ryde this morning (Friday) as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs. 7 Police units - including an armed response vehicle and a dog unit - arrived on the estate...

The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor will be closed next week to allow for works to be carried out on behalf of Southern Water. Dyno Rod are set to begin work on Church Road, close to the Old Village,...

The owner of a boat anchored at Ryde Sands without permission continues to ignore repeated Isle of Wight Council requests to move the vessel. The local authority had given Blue Seas Protection — which the council understands is not a...

CCTV cameras across the Isle of Wight will cease to be actively monitored from Friday, the Isle of Wight Council have confirmed. Staff at the control room in Newport currently watch a bank of cameras 24 hours a day, 7...

Firefighters have been called to a property in Carisbrooke this lunchtime (Wednesday) following reports of a potential domestic fire. 2 appliances from Newport are currently on scene at Carisbrooke Road, where crews have gained entry to a property through a...

HM Coastguard are investigating a possible pollution incident on the north coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Wednesday). Coastguard officers from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently carrying out shoreline searches between Cowes and Wootton following reports of a...