First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue have launched their Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat to a yacht in difficulty on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Monday). Solent Coastguard requested the volunteer organisation to go to the aid of the vessel, thought to be around...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat has this morning (Sunday) joined an extensive search and rescue operation off the Dorset coast for an experienced kayaker that went missing during a race yesterday afternoon. Around 15 kayakers had been taking part in...

UPDATED: Island Line is running to a revised timetable this morning (Saturday) due to a broken down train. For the second time this week the Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin route has been hit by a mechanical breakdown. The service...

Image: For illustrative purposes only / IWC The Isle of Wight Council have revealed their ambitious plans to expand Ryde's Nicholson Road to incorporate a new GP surgery for the town, as well as a gym, community hall, offices and...

UPDATED: A multi-agency operation to rescue a person from the water is underway in Sandown this morning (Saturday). Police, Paramedics, 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) are all on scene at the Esplanade in Sandown. 5...

UPDATED: A search is underway for a vulernable missing person in Whippingham tonight (Friday). Police officers are present near St Mildred’s Church on Beatrice Avenue on the outskirs of East Cowes. It’s here that WightSAR - the Island’s voluntary search and...

UPDATED: A car has collided into the corner of a house on Coppins Bridge in Newport this evening (Friday), wiping out the traffic light system in the process. Fire crews from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, the...

A car has left the road and travelled down an embankment near the railway line in Ryde this evening (Friday). 2 fire appliances from Ryde, Police, an ambulance crew and an ambulance officer are all on scene at a private...

UPDATED: Ferries have been cancelled and high speed services are running with delays due to the foggy conditions on the Solent this morning (Friday). Wightlink have cancelled the 06:40 car ferry sailing from Lymington and the 07:50 from Yarmouth due...

The doors to Central Convenience on Victoria Street in Ventnor have been firmly shut following the closure of the store today (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, the future of Central in Ventnor was looking uncertain towards the end of...