First reported by Island Echo

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted an elderly woman to a hospital on the mainland this afternoon (Christmas Eve). The yellow and green helicopter started circling Ryde at 14:25 before touching down at Simeon Street Recreation...

The Isle of Wight's Keegan Brown has crashed out of the PDC World Darts Championship following a sensational game. Brown - nicknamed 'The Needle' - conceded to James Wade 4-3 at the Alexandra Palace in London this afternoon (Sunday). The match...

UPDATED: The Floating Bridge service between East and West Cowes has been suspended this morning (Sunday). Floating Bridge No. 6 has been brought to a halt on the East Cowes side of the River Medina as a result of what...

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have responded to reports of children stuck in the mud on the River Medina in East Cowes this evening (Saturday). The 2 teams were mobilised to the water's edge in an area near...

UPDATED: A car has crashed into a traffic light near Cowes tonight (Friday), leading to delays in the area. Police are on scene at the junction of Oxford Road and Newport Road in Northwood, alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight...

A lorry has been left balancing on 2 wheels after tipping onto its side on Staplers Road near Newport this morning (Friday). Police are currently on scene between Newport and Wootton near to Monkey Haven and Island Riding Centre. The incident,...

UPDATED: Police are in attendance at the Royal York Hotel in Ryde tonight (Thursday), where a group of ‘urban explorers’ have been caught gaining entry to the empty building. 5 Police vehicles - including a local dog unit - have...

Wightlink will be offering a limited foot passenger commuter service between Yarmouth and Lymington during peak commuting hours when temporary wind restrictions force cancellation of its scheduled car ferry service during the working week. The service is expected to start...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel 2 sailings on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route tonight (Thursday) due to crew sickness. The cross-Solent operator has said that an essential member of crew has been taken ill, meaning both the 20:00 from Portsmouth and...

Newport Road in Niton has been closed by Island Roads this morning (Thursday) to facilitate emergency gully repair works. The main route into the village from the north has been closed between its junctions with Kingates Lane and Southford Lane. Reasonable...