First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Rush hour commuters travelling across the Solent are facing disruption this evening (Monday) as Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service. A technical issue with Solent Flyer means that the Ryde to Southsea route has ground to a halt. Hovertravel...

61-year-old Anthony Kimber of Ryde Road, Seaview has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court charged with manslaughter and causing/allowing the death of a vulnerable adult. Mr Kimber is accused of unlawfully killing his mother by gross negligence by...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde to Southsea service this evening (Saturday) due to a technical issue. Solent Flyer - the only hovercraft being used on the route whilst Island Flyer is having major work done in Southampton - has...

UPDATED: Motorists are facing delays on The Downs Road between Ryde and Newport this afternoon (Saturday) due to an overturned trailer in the middle of the road. The incident has occurred at the junction of Lime Kiln Shute and Rowlands...

UPDATED: Adverse weather has resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel’s cross-Solent service this morning (Saturday). The decision has been made to halt all crossings between Ryde and Southsea until further notice. It comes following almost an entire day of cancellations...

Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat launched into a choppy sea late this afternoon (Friday) to assist Portsmouth RNLI with a 40ft yacht that had broke its mooring. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the 'Alfred Albert Williams' - a Tamar-class...

Mobile phone operator O2 have informed customers that they will be carrying out work across the Isle of Wight over the next month. In a text sent this evening (Friday), O2 say that essential work needs to be undertaken in a...

UPDATED: Carisbrooke C of E Primary School in Newport has closed earlier than normal this afternoon (Friday) due to a lack of water supply. The senior leadership team have taken the decision to bring the school week to an end...

Coastguard Rescue 175 has been involved in airlifting an injured person from a remote location near Alverstone to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this morning (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to a remote spot off the...

VIOW's Will Myles Research compiled by Tourism South East shows that more holidaymakers are coming to the Isle of Wight and the amount they spend has increased. Tourism visits to the Isle of Wight last year rose by 5% compared...