First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: 3 fire appliances, Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on Hillway Road in Bembridge this morning (Saturday), in which a car has rolled onto its side. Emergency services were alerted to the collision - located half...

CEO Keith Greenfield Wightlink have failed to answer challenging questions surrounding the St Clare certification blunder that resulted in significant delays for thousands of people on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, Wightlink's St Clare ferry was pulled from...

A student at The Bay CE School is said to have been approached by a stranger on their way home from school yesterday (Tuesday). It is unknown where and when exactly the approach took place, but the child in question...

UPDATED: 2 people are in intensive care and a further 2 people are also being treated in hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) after consuming what is believed to be un-prescribed medicine. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced that overnight...

UPDATED: Hovertravel's cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea has been suspended this evening (Tuesday). At around 18:40 the company said they were operating with a delay of 30 minutes, but it has now been announced that the service is suspended...

2 vehicles have been involved in what has been described as a ‘minor shunt’ at Branstone Cross near Apse Heath this morning (Tuesday). Traffic is delayed heading to and from Sandown at the crossroads junction with Winford Road and Princelett...

UPDATED: Foggy conditions are causing disruption for cross-Solent travel operators this morning (Tuesday). Wightlink have cancelled the 08:30 car ferry sailing from Portsmouth and the 09:30 from Fishbourne as a result of the adverse weather. Hovertravel are advising that crossing...

Wightlink's St Clare car ferry was pulled from service on Friday not because it had broken down, but because it was discovered her certification had expired, Island Echo can reveal. Ferries started to back up on the Solent on Friday...

UPDATED: A former employee of Visit Isle of Wight is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates court tomorrow (Tuesday) accused of committing fraud by abuse of position to the sum of almost £19,000. Joanne Thornton, 55, of Heath...

UPDATED: Yet another technical issue has resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea this morning (Monday). The problem has developed on the company's only operational hovercraft, Island Flyer. As previously reported by Island Echo, the...