First reported by Island Echo

Red Funnel have been forced to cancel 2 of their vehicle ferry sailings today (Sunday) due to a technical issue. The cross-Solent operator say that the 12:00 Southampton to East Cowes sailing has been pulled, alongside the 13:30 East Cowes...

UPDATED: Owners of static caravans located at St Helens Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight have been told they must vacate the site by 31st December in order to make way for site improvements - an exact repeat of the controversial action...

£60,000 has been awarded to the Isle of Wight's Medina Valley Centre to help support the creation of a local events centre, the Government has announced today (Saturday). The aim is to enhance the Medina estuary’s tourism offer with local hospitality...

UPDATED: Officers from both Hampshire Constabulary and HM Coastguard are searching an area in Niton this afternoon (Saturday). Several police vehicles were seen responding to the vicinity at around 16:30, but it remains unclear what exactly has sparked the emergency response....

A Vauxhall Zafira has collided with a pedestrian crossing on St James' Street in Newport this afternoon (Saturday).  The vehicle has come to a stop after wiping out the belisha beacon and dragging it metres up the road. The front bumper...

The Isle of Wight won't be getting its first Brewers Fayre eatery when Premier Inn opens in Sandown, but instead will be treated to a new nationwide chain called 'Cookhouse & Pub'. According to planning documents submitted to the Isle...

Cowes RNLI Lifeboat and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team worked together to rescue a couple and their 5 dogs after they became cut off by the tide at Thorness Bay earlier this afternoon (Friday). After finding themselves unable to climb...

A pan left on the stove has resulted in a call out for fire crews from Shanklin and Ryde this morning (Friday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Chelsfield Avenue off Green Lane at 11:20 after control received a call from...

UPDATED: The Government has responded to an online petition seeking action to regulate ferry prices with a less than satisfactory answer for the 17,352 people that called for action. ‘Tough’ seems to be the general gist of the Government’s thoughts...

A flock of sheep have been attacked and worried by a dog in a field in Niton this morning (Wednesday), just days after around 30 sheep were killed in an apparent dog attack in Merstone. The owners of Cheverton Farm...