First reported by Island Echo

The weekend is set to be a washout with a yellow weather warning now issued for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight. Local forecasters IW Met Service say that an Atlantic low pushing in from the South West will temporarily introduce...

A Toyota Yaris has been severely damaged after crashing into a garden wall in Ryde this evening (Friday). Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Swanmore Road at around 17:15 as a result of reports of a road traffic...

Fire crews from Shanklin, Newport, Ryde and Ventnor have all responded to reports of a fire at Porter Court in Lake this evening (Friday). At around 17:25 the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised several resources - including...

Several hundred properties are without power in Newport as gusty winds whistle across the Isle of Wight tonight (Thursday). Some 28 postcodes in the PO30 5 area have been affected by the high voltage network fault. Power was lost at...

Retained firefighters from Freshwater battled to extinguish a car fire in a field near Chessell earlier on tonight (Thursday). A single appliance was mobilised to the scene between Calbourne and Freshwater following reports of a vehicle well alight. 2 firefighters...

UPDATED: Commuters and day trippers crossing the Solent via Hovertravel tomorrow (Friday) are facing significant disruption due to yet another technical issue. 1 of the troubled Flyer hovercraft has been pulled from service for what has been described as a...

UPDATED: Homes and businesses in Lake are experiencing a power cut this morning (Thursday). Around 30 postcodes in the PO36 area have been hit by the outage, which is due to a fault with the high voltage network. Scottish and...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a cemetery in Newport this morning (Thursday) following the discovery of a body. Officers are currently guarding the scene at Parkhurst Military Cemetery on Forest Road. The entrance, just a stones throw from Hunnyhill Primary...

A man has been pulled to safety by 2 off-duty lifeguards after getting into difficulty in the sea off Ventnor Esplanade this evening (Wednesday). Emergency services received a report that someone was in difficulty off the shore at just after...

UPDATED: Firefighters are assisting the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with a time critical incident in Ryde tonight (Tuesday). 1 fire appliance has been mobilised to The London on Swanmore Road, where paramedics are attending to a seriously unwell patient....