First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Hundreds of properties in the Nettlestone and Seaview areas have lost power this evening (Saturday). A fault with the high voltage network has plunged 74 postcodes into darkness in the PO34 5 region. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a building fire at the derelict Harcourt Sands complex in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). 2 appliances are on scene off Puckpool Hill, where crews are working externally to extinguish...

A large amount of building waste and tiles, which potentially contain asbestos, has been found dumped at the entrance to the Tennyson Trail in the West Wight. Members of Badger Trust Isle of Wight made the shocking discovery at 17:15...

The weekend is set to be a washout with a yellow weather warning now issued for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight. Local forecasters IW Met Service say that an Atlantic low pushing in from the South West will temporarily introduce...

A Toyota Yaris has been severely damaged after crashing into a garden wall in Ryde this evening (Friday). Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Swanmore Road at around 17:15 as a result of reports of a road traffic...

Fire crews from Shanklin, Newport, Ryde and Ventnor have all responded to reports of a fire at Porter Court in Lake this evening (Friday). At around 17:25 the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised several resources - including...

Several hundred properties are without power in Newport as gusty winds whistle across the Isle of Wight tonight (Thursday). Some 28 postcodes in the PO30 5 area have been affected by the high voltage network fault. Power was lost at...

Retained firefighters from Freshwater battled to extinguish a car fire in a field near Chessell earlier on tonight (Thursday). A single appliance was mobilised to the scene between Calbourne and Freshwater following reports of a vehicle well alight. 2 firefighters...

UPDATED: Commuters and day trippers crossing the Solent via Hovertravel tomorrow (Friday) are facing significant disruption due to yet another technical issue. 1 of the troubled Flyer hovercraft has been pulled from service for what has been described as a...

UPDATED: Homes and businesses in Lake are experiencing a power cut this morning (Thursday). Around 30 postcodes in the PO36 area have been hit by the outage, which is due to a fault with the high voltage network. Scottish and...