First reported by Island Echo

The Isle of Wight Council have been forced to close access to the beach at Alum Bay due to storm damage. The last flight of steps down onto the beach have been damaged as a result of the recent adverse...

UPDATED: Park Road in Wootton has been closed for emergency tree maintenance works this morning (Friday). Island Roads say that the cut-through road has been closed for its entire length between Lushington Hill and Whiterails Road (Briddlesford roundabout). High winds...

Firefighters from Ryde and Shanklin have responded to a commercial premises in Sandown this morning (Friday). 2 appliances and an officer were mobilised to Charles’s Angels salon on the High Street at around 09:55 over fears of a fire within...

Although the adverse weather conditions are causing disruption to cross-Solent travel, it is technical gremlins that have resulted in the cancellation of a number of Wightlink sailings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Friday). Wightlink say the 08:30 sailing from...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are working alongside colleagues from the ambulance service to evacuate a patient from a property in Newport tonight (Thursday). The Mall has been closed in both directions by Police as firefighters...

62-year-old Paula Skelly is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday) accused of arson following a fire at the St Mortiz and Tarvic 2 hotels in Sandown back in September. Following a lengthy Police investigation, Hampshire...

Hovertravel's Solent Flyer has returned to Ryde this morning (Thursday) having been out of service for the past 11 weeks. The troubled craft has been undergoing major repair work and alterations at Griffon Hoverwork in Southampton following a breakdown on...

UPDATED: Police have closed the upper part of Newport High Street tonight (Wednesday) as a result of an ongoing incident. Officers are stopping vehicles from travelling down the one-way road from its junction with Drill Hall Road. Southern Vectis say...

Police officers from the Isle of Wight’s Country Watch team are investigating 2 incidents where protected birds have been injured, possibly by traps. Hampshire Constabukary are working with the RSPB to establish what happened after the birds were found in...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service this morning (Monday) due to adverse weather conditions. Island Flyer has struggled to cross the Solent against a strong headwind, with the 09:00 from Southsea taking some 25 minutes to complete a single...