First reported by Island Echo

The sighting of possible ordnance on the beach at Shanklin prompted a multi-agency operation involving HM Coastguard, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat this afternoon (Thursday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a piece of live ordnance at Alum Bay last night (Wednesday). The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to the West Wight beach by Solent Coastguard at 17:30 following...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service this evening (Wednesday) due to yet another technical issue with their sole operational craft. The 17:45 crossing from Ryde was loaded with passengers as normal, but they were soon all...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to an accommodation block at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this evening (Wednesday). 3 appliances from Newport and Ryde are on scene having been alerted to smoke issuing...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has been taken out of action this afternoon (Wednesday). It appears that the service has been brought to a halt on the Cowes side of the River Medina, despite the Council stating on its website...

An urgent search was launched to locate an elderly women with dementia during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) when she disappeared from her home in the West Wight. Multiple emergency service resources swung into action shortly before 02:30...

The yacht that was hit and sunk by Red Funnel's Red Falcon car ferry yesterday morning (Sunday) has been raised out of the sea, revealing the shocking extent of the damage sustained. Photos shared with Island Echo reveal that the...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Bleak Down this lunchtime (Monday), which has forced the closure of the road in both directions. The incident has occurred on Niton Road just past the Chequers Inn pub -...

UPDATED: A mechanical issue with Wightlink's Wight Light car ferry has resulted in cancellations on the Yarmouth to Lymington route tonight (Sunday). The 20:20 sailing from Yarmouth has failed to operate, resulting in passengers and vehicles being disembarked and directed...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard are assisting a horse rider who has fallen on the beach at Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). A rapid response paramedic, an ambulance crew and both Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue...