First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Island Roads have temporarily closed the main Whitwell to Godshill road in one direction due to a build up of mud on the carriageway. Tractors leaving fields in the area between Roud Road and Beacon Alley have left a...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been in action in East Cowes this lunchtime (Saturday). Local residents witnessed the green and yellow helicopter land on a patch of green at the Esplanade at around 11:45. The onboard...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts from Portsmouth have carried out a controlled explosion on a World War II mortar found at Culver Down today (Friday). Earlier on Police cleared an area on the south side of the beauty spot overlooking...

UPDATED: A car has rolled and come to a stop on its side on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Friday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all in attendance at the scene close to Calbourne Water Mill. It’s understood...

Firefighters from East Cowes, Newport and Ryde have all responded to an alert at GKN in East Cowes this morning (Friday). 3 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit were mobilised to the Clarence Road site at...

A large diesel spill originating from an articulated lorry has resulted in a clean up operation in Wroxall this afternoon (Thursday). Island Roads have been using spill kits to clear the sticky situation at St Martin's Road, just off the...

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has blocked the carriageway in both directions on Carters Road in Ryde this morning (Thursday). Delays are to be expected in the vicinity of Smallbrook. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. UPDATE - It...

A technical issue with an essential piece of equipment has led to the cancellation of a number of Wightlink crossings this morning (Thursday). Both the 07:30 and 09:30 sailings from Fishbourne and the 08:30 from Portsmouth have all scrubbed. It...

KFC in Lake will open in just 2 weeks' time, it has been confirmed to Island Echo. The store at Merrie Farm Park will welcome customers from 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd January 2019. A ribbon cutting ceremony by local...

UPDATED: Emergency services are en-route to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday). A blue car has come to a stop on its side on the main Newport to Freshwater road near to Tapnell Farm....