First reported by Island Echo

Photos: Scott Bostock UPDATED: A car driver has had a lucky escape after ploughing through a traffic light, taking out a garden wall and ending up in the front garden of a property in Newport this morning (Thursday). The Seat Ibiza...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service are attending reports of a barn fire in Alverstone this evening (Wednesday).  Fire crews from across the Island are tackling the fire in the rural village between Brading and Newchurch. Control were...

A pursuit carried out by Police ended with the wanted vehicle being dumped down a narrow footpath in Ryde earlier on tonight (Tuesday). Response cops were involved in the chase of the red Suzuki Alto in and around the Oakfield...

UPDATED: A car has landed on its roof after hitting a bollard and flipping on a quiet 20mph road in the West Wight this evening (Tuesday). Fire crews from Freshwater and Yarmouth are in attendance at the scene on Weston...

UPDATED: Hundreds of homes and businesses in the PO30 and PO31 areas are without power this evening (Tuesday). Properties stretching from Shalfleet to Parkhurst and north towards Porchfield and Northwood have all been hit by the outage, which is currently...

UPDATED: A car has left the carriageway and gone down a bank following a crash on Middle Road near Carisbrooke this morning (Tuesday). Police, fire and ambulance resources are on scene between Calbourne and Carisbrooke. They were called to the incident shortly...

UPDATED: A hotel room in the centre of Newport has been sealed off tonight (Sunday) following the death of a man. 3 fire appliances from Newport and Cowes, Police and ambulance crews all responded to the Travelodge hotel on Lugley...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a single vehicle road traffic collision between Yaverland and Bembridge this afternoon (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is on scene with 2 appliances from Bembridge and Ryde, whilst the Isle of...

The Island’s fleet of gritters are out and about across the road network tonight (Saturday) as the temperature drops ahead of a much colder week ahead. A precautionary gritting run is taking place on all designated routes as part of...

UPDATED: A track defect that requires urgent attention has resulted in the suspension of Island Line train services between Ryde and Shanklin this afternoon (Thursday). Trains are not currently running between Ryde St John's and Shanklin in either direction, however,...