First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Foggy conditions are causing disruption for cross-Solent travel operators this morning (Tuesday). Wightlink have cancelled the 08:30 car ferry sailing from Portsmouth and the 09:30 from Fishbourne as a result of the adverse weather. Hovertravel are advising that crossing...

Wightlink's St Clare car ferry was pulled from service on Friday not because it had broken down, but because it was discovered her certification had expired, Island Echo can reveal. Ferries started to back up on the Solent on Friday...

UPDATED: A former employee of Visit Isle of Wight is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates court tomorrow (Tuesday) accused of committing fraud by abuse of position to the sum of almost £19,000. Joanne Thornton, 55, of Heath...

UPDATED: Yet another technical issue has resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea this morning (Monday). The problem has developed on the company's only operational hovercraft, Island Flyer. As previously reported by Island Echo, the...

UPDATED: Police, including an Armed Response Vehicle and a local Dog Unit, have descended on a block of flats in Newport tonight (Sunday). Officers are currently in attendance at a residential property located within Russell House on Cross Lane. The hive...

UPDATED: A car has ricocheted off an embankment and come to rest on its side in amongst trees lining Middle Road near Calbourne tonight (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

UPDATED: 2 paddle boarders in difficulty are being rescued by Freshwater Lifeboat this afternoon (Sunday).  Freshwater Independent Lifeboat’s inshore Lifeboat has launched to the aid of the duo in Freshwater Bay. They are expected to be brought ashore at the...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat has assisted 3 people who were thrown into the water after their dinghy capsized off Seaview earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the ILB at around 13:55, resulting in a swift response...

An Isle of Wight woman who interrupted 2 people trying to steal her motorcycle from a car park in Ventnor last night (Friday) is appealing for help in locating her other motorcycle, which was unfortunately stolen from the same location....

The IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain tomorrow (Sunday). Forecasters say that spells of rain arriving during the early hours of Sunday morning will be come very heavy at times, with the potential for...