First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision on Middle Road between Calbourne and Carisbrooke this morning (Thursday). 2 fire appliances from Newport have turned out in response to...

A man who fell overboard from the Wightlink ferry as it pulled out of Portsmouth Harbour last week has been named as 58-year-old Alan Stafford. Mr Stafford, of Craneswater Park in Southsea, was found near Haslar Marina on Monday -...

An unprepared sailor who broke down whilst 6 miles out to sea has been rescued by Yarmouth RNLI overnight. Shortly before midnight last night (Wednesday) Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Yarmouth’s All Weather Lifeboat to locate a lone sailor...

The driver of a car that has been left in an unrecognisable state following a serious crash at Blackgang last night (Tuesday) has been flown to Southampton General Hospital for surgery. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were...

UPDATED: Fire crews from Ryde and Newport are undertaking a rescue mission from a trench in Bembridge this afternoon (Monday) 2 appliances from Ryde and the specialist rescue tender from Newport are working alongside the Isle of Wight ambulance Services...

Police, HM Coastguard and Freshwater Independent Lifeboat have all been involved in an overnight search for a missing person in the West Wight. Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and The Needles were tasked at just gone 02:00 this morning (Sunday)...

Isle of Wight motorists are facing 8 months of travel disruption as Southern Water prepare to carry out sewer works on Arthurs Hill and surrounding streets in Shanklin. Road closures, temporary traffic lights and diversions will plague the area between...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat, the Alfred Albert Williams, is currently assisting a 42ft yacht that is taking on water off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The Tamar-class lifeboat hit the sea at around midday following a...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are working to evacuate a person from a flat in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). Firefighters from the town were called to assist...

After more than 30mm of rainfall on the Isle of Wight over the past 9 hours - the equivalent of half a month's rainfall - the Environment Agency have issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar tonight (Sunday). River...