First reported by Island Echo

Firefighters have attended a small kitchen fire at a property in East Cowes this afternoon (Sunday).  Appliances from East Cowes, Newport and Cowes were mobilised to Greenlands Road at just before 17:00. Crews arrived on scene to find the kitchen...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat assisted a 36ft yacht with a fouled prop off Priory Bay earlier on this afternoon (Saturday). The ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ Tamar-class Lifeboat was heading out of Bembridge Harbour - having attended Brading Haven Yacht Club’s...

Real fears that a broken down fishing boat could drift into a Solent shipping lane gave extra urgency to a Cowes RNLI lifeboat call out this morning (Saturday). The 20ft fishing boat, with a man and woman on board, suffered...

A brand new beach club offering a poolside lounger service, alfresco dining, a cocktail bar, pool parties and a beach bar will bring a Marbella style experience to the sandy shores of Sandown this Summer, it has been announced. 'Origin' is...

2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at Holland and Barrett in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Firefighters were alerted to a potential fire at the retail premises on the High Street at just...

Emergency services are in attendance at an ongoing incident at Culver Down near Sandown this morning (Friday). A large number of Police units are reported to be on scene at the top of the cliff overlooking Sandown Bay. They first...

The Isle of Wight Council will be suspending the Cowes Floating Bridge service from 10:00 this morning (Friday) to allow essential repairs to be carried out ahead of the busy Bank Holiday weekend. An issue has been identified with the...

If you're heading out to the shops or your local fast food chain this evening (Thursday) you might want to take some loose change with you as card payments are down across the country. Lidl in Shanklin and Newport, McDonalds...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team have been deployed across the Solent to the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday). Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts are thought to be in attendance off Arctic Road in Cowes, where a piece of...

Firefighters have used a high pressure hose to extinguish a small fire in the kitchen of a property in Totland this evening (Thursday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called out to Alum Bay Old Road shortly...