First reported by Island Echo

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Forest Road near Newport tonight (Wednesday). 2 vehicles have collided near the junction with Betty Haunt Lane, resulting in 1 of the vehicles coming to rest in a hedge lining the...

A 66-year-old yachtsman in pain from a back and neck injury was rushed ashore by Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Tuesday). The man had been aboard the 30ft 'Connie' on the wind-swept Solent when he was struck hard by the...

Motorists have been put at risk of coming head-to-head with oncoming traffic following the theft of batteries from temporary traffic lights across the Island. Police are investigating reports that several dozen batteries have been stolen from numerous sites over the...

Fire crews from Newport and Cowes are attending a cooker fire in the county town this evening (Saturday). 2 appliances were mobilised to a residential property at the junction of Banner Lane and Hunnyhill at just before 17:35. The occupants...

UPDATED: Police have established a cordon surrounding a family home in East Cowes this morning (Saturday).  Detectives from Newport CID are in attendance at the detached property on Osborne Heights, where investigations are underway. Response officers are keeping a scene guard....

UPDATED: A section of pavement on Arthur's Hill in Shanklin has been cordoned off by Police following an incident involving a cyclist earlier this afternoon (Friday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the scene shortly...

Police are on the hunt for 2 men after a 22-year-old man was robbed in broad daylight in Shanklin last night (Thursday). Shortly after 18:30 the victim was chased by 2 men wearing balaclavas at the County Ground football pitch...

Wightlink have confirmed that a number of car ferry sailings to and from the Isle of Wight have been cancelled tomorrow (Saturday) due to staffing issues. A total of 8 crossings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route have been scrapped, resulting in...

UPDATED: Firefighters, paramedics and Police are attending a road traffic collision on Carpenters Road near St Helens tonight. A blue VW Polo has collided with a hedge and come to rest on the opposite side of the carriageway in the single...

Police are investigating an incident in which an 80-year-old Isle of Wight woman was conned out of £220 by suspected rogue traders from the mainland. 2 men were seen on Meadow Way in Sandown on Tuesday (25th July). The victim...