First reported by Island Echo

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to reports of a fire at a property in Shanklin this evening (Sunday). 2 appliances from Shanklin and Sandown were mobilised to a residential address at Coronation Gardens at around...

Working smoke alarms alerted the occupants of a property in Ryde to a fire developing in the kitchen during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station were mobilised to Slade Road, Oakfield at around...

UPDATED: Hovertravel's Ryde to Southsea service has been suspended once again this morning (Saturday) following on from yesterday’s troubles, which saw Island Flyer out of action for over 9 hours. Over the past 24 hours the troubled hovercraft has barely moved...

UPDATED: A body has been discovered at an address in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). 4 Police vehicles and an ambulance crew are currently in attendance at a residential address on St John’s Road, close to the junction with Player Street....

UPDATED: Hovertravel have once again been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service this morning (Friday) due to a technical issue. Island Flyer has been pulled from the Ryde to Southsea route and is currently sat on the pad at Ryde,...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel their 07:30 car ferry sailing from Fishbourne this morning (Friday). The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that due to the ‘loss’ of an essential member of the crew, the 07:30 will not be operating. However,...

A concerned woman from Lake called the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service last night (Thursday) when her laptop battery started to expand. At 22:17 the local resident got in touch with Island Echo to seek advice on a...

Firefighters from Shanklin dealt with the remains of a beach fire on the Esplanade last night (Thursday). 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene at the bottom of Hope Hill, Shanklin at 22:12. The single crew put out the remaining...

Cadbury's Secret Santa postal service has landed on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday) giving Islanders the chance to secretly send FREE chocolate to someone special. A pop-up kiosk has taken up position on Western Gardens on Ryde seafront, where Cadbury's...

Firefighters have successfully dealt with a chimney fire at a property in East Cowes this evening (Tuesday). 1 appliance from the town's fire station was mobilised to Albany Road at 19:05. It's at a residential address that the single crew...