First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Police have sealed off part of Ryde Esplanade this morning (Friday) following the discovery of a hand grenade. Bomb Disposal Experts from Portsmouth have been alerted to the find and are expected to arrive on the Island later this morning....

It could soon be the 'Isle of White' again as the Met Office issue a yellow weather warning for snow on Sunday. High pressure over Scandinavia will feed a very cold easterly airstream across the country throughout this coming weekend....

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a 2-vehicle smash at Yaverland near Sandown this morning (Sunday). A Peugeot and a Ford Transit have collided on Yaverland Road at the junction of Sandown Bay Holiday Centre. The collision occurred at just...

UPDATED: A car has ended up on its roof forcing the closure of Smallbrook Lane in Ryde this morning (Sunday). The female driver of the small hatchback has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after the vehicle came to...

UPDATED: Police have erected a cordon surrounding an alleyway and a car park behind the Commodore Cinema in Ryde this morning (Sunday). Officers are guarding both entrance ways to the secluded area off George Street and Star Street as a...

UPDATED: Residents on a quiet side road in Cowes have awoken to find Police, Fire and Ambulance crews in attendance in large numbers as a result of a sensitive, early morning incident. Nelson Drive has been cordoned off by the...

UPDATED: Sainsbury's Petrol Station in Newport has been cordoned off by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Friday). Appliances from Newport, Cowes and Ryde are on scene at Hunnycross Way, alongside the Incident Command Unit. It...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision between a car and lorry at Shalfleet this evening (Thursday). The main Newport to Yarmouth Road has been blocked as a result of the smash, which has taken place at...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a bungalow on a quiet residential estate in Northwood as forensic investigators examine the property this afternoon (Thursday). Several specialist officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Scientific Services department have donned white suits and have entered the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending an incident at a factory in Sandown this morning (Thursday). At just gone 09:00 more than 4 crews from Ryde and Newport, including an Aerial Ladder Platform, were called to...