First reported by Island Echo

A motorcycle and a car have been involved in a road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road near Havenstreet this evening (Thursday). Police are currently in attendance at the scene where the Wootton to Downend road meets Combley Road, close to...

A power cut is affecting homes and businesses in Yarmouth, Thorley, Shalfleet and Wellow in the West Wight this evening (Thursday). 62 postcode areas in the PO41 region have been hit by the high voltage network fault, which occurred at...

Red Funnel's 'Red Kestrel', a brand new freight ferry for the company's East Cowes to Southampton route, will hit the water for the first time on Tuesday. At 74m in length, Red Kestrel will provide 265 lane metres of roll-on/roll-off...

Island Roads will be deploying gritters across the Isle of Wight road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday). Treatment of major routes will commence at 04:00 as a precautionary measure. The cold weather isn't expected to last...

Coastguard officers from Ventnor have been called to invesitgate the discovery of a dolphin on a beach near Chale. A member of the public found the deceased mammal earlier morning (Thursday), prompting a response from Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team. The...

Wightlink have cancelled a number of sailings on their Ryde Pier Head to Portsmouth service this evening (Wednesday). Due to a technical issue with an essential piece of equipment, the 17:40 and 18:45 from Portsmouth Harbour and the 18:10 and...

Firefighters are tackling a flat fire on Union Street in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). 1 appliance is currently on scene with firefighters commited to the property above iFix Local. Residents have been evacuated and the area cordoned off. Other appliances...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Ryde and Newport are attending a portacabin fire on an area of waste land in the middle of Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are on scene off...

UPDATE: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in a remote spot on St Boniface Down above the town of Ventnor this afternoon (Tuesday). The life saving charity were called into action by the Isle of Wight...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service implemented a 'code red' protocol today (Monday) due to a lack of available fire appliances. Retained firefighters across the Island received a message from fire control informing them of the situation...