First reported by Island Echo

An unoccupied house in Ryde has been left badly damaged as a result of a fire which broke out during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).  2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station were mobilised to Longmead Road at 00:45...

UPDATED: One of the busiest roads on the Isle of Wight is to close from 18:30 tonight (Monday) to allow a crane to lift a sewerage treatment plant over a property and into a back garden. Arreton Street, Arreton -...

UPDATED: Police investigating the sudden passing of a young woman in Northwood last night (Saturday) are not thought to be treating the death as suspicious. Several Police officers and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were mobilised to...

UPDATED: Public health, environmental health and food standards experts are asking people who may have bought raw (unpasteurised) milk from an Isle of Wight farm to return or dispose of it, following an outbreak of E. coli O157 which has affected...

One of the damaged cars UPDATED: Residents living on Bluebell Meadows in Newport have foiled an attempted dumper truck theft tonight (Thursday), but significant damage has been sustained to cars and gardens. The incident began at around 22:00 when commotion...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a 2-car road traffic collision in Shanklin this evening (Thursday). A Mini and a Nissan Micra have collided on Landguard Road at the junction with Marine Cross Road. The incident...

29-year-old Ben Entwhistle has appeared in court following an investigation into an aggravated burglary in Shanklin. Police were called shortly after 20:50 on Wednesday 4th October to a flat on Atherley Road. It was reported that 2 men carrying a...

UPDATED: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has airlifted a seriously ill patient from Simeon Street recreation ground in Ryde this morning (Thursday). The life-saving HEMS team landed in the town at 10:00, where the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat launched to reports of a life raft floating in the water around 2 miles off Ventnor earlier this morning (Thursday). A merchant vessel spotted the 8-man emergency raft and reported the sighting to Solent Coastguard,...

A motorcyclist’s pride and joy has been left as nothing more than a burnt out shell after being stolen and then torched in Ryde overnight. The blue Suzuki SV650 was taken from Ryde High Street at sometime before 23:30 last...