First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Wightlink's Wight Ryder II catamaran and St Faith car ferry are responding to a Mayday alert off Ryde this evening (Monday). A kitesurfer has got into difficulty to the north of Ryde Harbour, prompting a Mayday alert to be...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Shanklin and Ryde are tackling a toilet block fire at Lake Cliff Gardens this afternoon (Monday). 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered the building and are using a hose reel to extinguish the fire. Its understood...

UPDATE: Police and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision between a car and a motorcycle at Apse Heath this afternoon (Monday). The incident has taken place on the main Sandown to Newport road and is causing delays in...

UPDATED: Police, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard have been called to the discovery of a body on the shore at Totland this morning (Monday). Officers arrived on scene at around 08:30 following a call from a...

Firefighters from Newport and Yarmouth have tackled a dishwasher fire in Shalfleet tonight (Sunday). 2 appliances were mobilised to a residential address on Manor Green shortly before 22:30 when homeowners alerted fire control to the developing fire. The first crew...

UPDATED: Police officers on the ground and in the air have descended on the village of Havenstreet tonight (Sunday). An apparent urgent search is currently underway as multiple Police units rush around the area, pulling over vehicles and even searching...

UPDATED: Hovertravel’s Ryde to Southsea service is to remain suspended into Monday morning due to a technical issue with Island Flyer - the only hovercraft left operating on the busy route. The troubled hovercraft was pulled at around 12:30 today due...

Investigations are underway following the discovery of a number of pills and empty medication boxes on a beach in Bembridge this morning (Sunday). Local resident David Hunt was walking along the shore at the bottom of Ducie Avenue when he...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have been forced to suspended their cross-Solent service this morning (Sunday) as a technical problem has rendered the last remaining hovercraft inoperable.  The entire operation is being run solely by Island Flyer, which means when a technical issue...

UPDATED: Red Funnel have been forced to cancel a number of car ferry sailings tonight (Saturday) following a collision between one of the company's ferries and another vessel in the Solent. Calshot RNLI were tasked to launch at around 16:40...