First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight have responded to the attempted robbery of a Post Office in Ventnor by a man 'armed with an axe'. Officers descended on High Street, Ventnor at around 15:50 this afternoon with units responding from...

UPDATED: Homes and businesses in and around the Newport area are suffering from a lack of water this afternoon (Thursday). A burst water main has resulted in a total loss of supply, or reduced pressure, for hundreds of properties. Southern...

Islanders are being warned about dense fog across the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday) and throughout Friday, which could lead to travel disruption. IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for fog from 21:00 tonight until 10:00...

UPDATED: 1 man has been detained and a gun has been recovered by Armed Police following a firearms incident in the sleepy hamlet of Winford this morning (Thursday). Local residents were awoken by shouting at around 02:00 with the chilling...

UPDATED: 1 of 2 trains that operate on Island Line has broken down resulting in a reduced service this afternoon (Wednesday). The mechanical failure means that an hourly service is running at XX:18 from Shanklin and XX:49 from Ryde Pier...

A mechanical issue on one of Wightlink's ferries has resulted in a reduced timetable on the Yarmouth to Lymington route today (Wednesday). With 1 ferry out of action due to an engine room fire back in August and now the...

UPDATED: A car has collided with the rear of a Southern Vectis bus in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident, which has involved a red Toyota Aygo, has occurred near the bus turning point outside ASDA supermarket on Pan Lane....

A giant US aircraft carrier is to make its first visit to the Solent in over 12 years later this week. The Nimitz-class USS Harry S Truman will be arriving off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Saturday...

After more than 30 hours, Hovertravel's Island Flyer hovercraft has been repaired and has re-entered service tonight (Monday). The 12000TD craft developed its latest technical fault on Sunday afternoon and hasn't run since. However, sea trials in the past half...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of a fire at the derelict Harcourt Sands holiday park in Ryde this evening (Monday). 2 appliances from nearby Ryde Fire Station are on scene having...