First reported by Island Echo

Roadworks at Horsebridge Hill, that have blighted motorists’ journeys to and from Cowes for several weeks, are now over with the road reopened in both directions this morning (Saturday). Carriageway widening works for the new Three Oaks housing development have...

2 people have been evacuated by helicopter and lifeboat from the P&O cruise ship Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight tonight (Friday). The cruise ship - which can accommodate nearly 5,000 people - left its homeport of...

37-year-old Cheryl Maitland will appear before Magistrates after she was caught drink driving in Yarmouth yesterday afternoon (Thursday). It was just gone 15:00 when Police stopped a light blue Renault Scenic near the ferry terminal. With suspicion that the driver...

An equipment failure on board Red Jet 6 has led to the cancellation of 5 commuter crossings this morning (Friday). It’s a bad start to the last day of the working week for those travelling between West Cowes and Southampton...

Police have confirmed that 3 people arrested in connection with a serious assault in Shanklin earlier this year, which left a man with facial injuries, have been released without charge. Emergency services were called to Green Lane in the town...

21-year-old Patrick Douglas is to appear in court over a collision between an e-bike and a pedestrian on Ryde's High Street earlier this year. It was on 5th January that a 16-year-old girl was mowed down by an electric bicycle,...

Firefighters have responded to a vehicle fire on the forecourt of Tesco Petrol Station in Ryde this morning (Thursday), which has resulted in the closure of the busy fuel stop. It was just before 10:40 that Hampshire & Isle of...

A high performance car has smashed through the side of an industrial unit on Newport’s St Cross Business Park this morning (Tuesday). It was at around 08:00 that Police and paramedics were alerted to the single vehicle incident on Monks...

2 kayakers in difficulty have been rescued by volunteer lifeboat crewmen at Freshwater this afternoon (Tuesday). HM Coastguard was tasked to assist the females, located near Freshwater Bay, at just gone 14:10. Freshwater Independent Lifeboat was quickly launched to go...

A pedestrian suffered injuries following a hit-and-run collision on Coppins Bridge over the weekend. Police were called at 00:44 on Sunday (29th June) with reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near Coppins Bridge roundabout. It was...