First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Armed Police have surrounded Fellowship House in Ryde this evening (Wednesday), where a man 'armed with a knife' has taken up position on the roof of the building. Green Street has been cordoned off as officers deal with the...

Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard at 11:47 this morning (Wednesday) to assist a 23ft angling boat with 3 crew onboard that had broken down with an overheated engine approx 11 nautical miles South East...

UPDATED: Firefighters are attending a property fire at an address on Perowne Way in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday). 2 appliances from Sandown and Ryde are on the scene near to Jeals Lane, alongside 2 officers. The Isle of Wight Fire and...

UPDATED: Wightlink has suspended its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service this morning (Wednesday) due to technical issues. Island Echo has been told it appears there is an issue with the linkspan at Fishbourne, with the 06:00 sailing yet to depart as vehicles...

UPDATED: Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team are all involved in the search for a overturned kayak off St Catherine's Point this afternoon (Tuesday). A search and rescue operation has been launched after...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain on Thursday and into Friday has been issued by the Met Office. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to push north across southern England early on Thursday morning before developing across other parts of England...

UPDATED: Police are in attendance at a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Shanklin tonight (Monday), where a car has collided with a tree. A silver VW Golf has lost a wheel and punctured another in the incident on...

UPDATED: 'AET has shown itself to be a trust that simply cannot be trusted' - that's the message from Councillor Chris Quirk as Ofsted release their latest inspection report on Sandown Bay Academy, which rates the troubled school as ‘requiring improvement’...

UPDATED: Emergency services are en-route to a 3 vehicle collision at Chessell near Brook this evening (Sunday). 2 ambulances, an ambulance officer and Police are responding to the incident on Middle Road near to Chessell Pottery. It is thought 1...

Islanders are being warned about the discovery of what is thought to be blue-green algae in a pond in Shanklin, which has already killed several fish and could lead to the deaths of dogs and health complications for humans. The pond...