First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: A man has taken a position on the roof of a building in St James' Street, Newport tonight (Monday), prompting the closure of Newport Town Centre. A cordon has been erected surrounding Starbucks at the junction of South Street...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's East Cowes to Southampton car ferry service is delayed this afternoon (Monday) due to a small car fire on board. A classic Porsche has caught fire while boarding the upper deck of the Red Falcon at East...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are attending a road traffic collision in Brading this lunchtime (Monday).  A motorcyclist has been involved in a collision with a car on the roundabout at the junction of Coach Lane, Rowborough...

UPDATED: Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter are involved in 2 ongoing incidents off the West Wight coast this evening (Sunday). Island Echo readers are reporting that the Lee-on-Solent helicopter is currently circling the Western Solent at low altitude and...

UPDATED: A boy has been conveyed to hospital with possible spinal injuries following an incident in Sandown this afternoon (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the beach at Culver Parade shortly after 15:00 following what is...

UPDATED: Island Line services have been suspended this afternoon (Sunday) due to a points failure on the line. Engineers are currently on site at Smallbrook Junction between Ryde and Brading and are working to resolve the issue. Trains between Ryde...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) went to the aid of a 24ft boat with engine failure during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Solent Coastguard tasked the independent lifeboat station to launch at just before 02:30 following reports...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI were kept busy on the water yesterday (Saturday) with no less than 4 call outs within the space of just a few hours. The All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was first tasked at 14:06 to ascertain the circumstances of...

UPDATED: Police are in attendance at Culver Down near Sandown this evening (Saturday) as they search for a missing person with the assistance of HM Coastguard. Multiple Police vehicles have gathered in one of the viewpoint car parks on the...

Ryde Inshore Rescue went to the aid of a disabled man and his quadski following a mechanical breakdown off Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Ryde Rescue 1 at around 15:05 following a report of a...