First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a car fire at Downend on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Thursday).  A BMW X5 is currently engulfed in flames, sending black smoke billowing into the sky. Traffic is delayed in the area. UPDATE...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight are this morning (Thursday) investigating an incident in Cowes, which saw Fountain Yard closed to traffic for a time overnight. A cordon was erected at the entrance to the vehicular drop off for...

Firefighters from Shanklin have tackled a small car fire at the top of Lake Hill this evening (Tuesday). 1 retained appliance was mobilised to the scene near to Battery Gardens at just before 17:20. Smoke is understood to have filled...

UPDATED: A car has rolled onto its roof on the main Newport to Yarmouth road this afternoon (Tuesday), prompting an emergency response. No one is thought to have been seriously injured in the apparent single-vehicle incident, which occurred shortly before...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a house fire in the village of Shorwell this evening (Sunday).  The property is well alight and smoke can be seen from some distance. Several appliances from Newport, Cowes and Freshwater are on scene and crews...

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...