First reported by Island Echo

An elderly male in his 80s has been arrested and taken in for questioning following an incident that saw Armed Police descend on Luccombe earlier this afternoon (Thursday). More than half a dozen specialist officers from both sides of the...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has rushed to the aid of a motorcyclist who has been injured in a crash on the main road at Hale Common this afternoon (Thursday). The incident involving a Vauxhall Astra and...

Armed Police have descended on the sleepy village of Luccombe amid an ongoing firearms incident, which has seen the Police helicopter scrambled from Surrey.  More than half a dozen specialist officers from both sides of the Solent are involved in...

Police are investigating after money was stolen during a ram raid at a petrol station in Sandown, which was carried out in a stolen tipper truck. At just before 07:00 this morning (Thursday), a Nissan Cabster was reversed into the...

The Department for Transport has agreed to look at the pricing, timetables and reliability of Isle of Wight ferries following an important roundtable meeting in Cowes yesterday (Wednesday). Maritime Minister Mike Kane MP joined local MPs Joe Robertson and Richard...

'Fair ferries or ye’ll face mutiny' - that was one of the messages from protesters who gathered outside a crucial top-level meeting between ferry bosses, a transport minister and local stakeholders this morning (Wednesday). Mike Kane MP, Minister for Aviation,...

On the eve of a major meeting between the ferry companies, the Government and local stakeholders, Red Funnel's Red Eagle has been pulled from service once again - with a number of cancellations tonight (Tuesday). An issue with the cooling...

The main road through the heart of Carisbrooke is to be closed for the next 2 weeks to enable Southern Water to repair a collapsed sewer. It's said that the sewer has failed around 5 metres below the surface on...

Police, fire, ambulance and HM Coastguard were called into action earlier this evening (Saturday) to ‘rescue’ a group of youths who had got into difficulty on the seafront in East Cowes. It was at just after 21:00 that resources from...

A 34-year-old man from Shanklin has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to gain entry several places in Brightsone in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Police were first called to reports of a number of incidents in Brighstone...