First reported by Island Echo

Photo: @HCResponseCops/Twitter UPDATED: A man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a road traffic incident near Thorness Bay overnight. A white Ford Transit van left the carriageway and ploughed into a hedge lining a field on Rolls Hill...

Motorists are facing delays between Ryde and Newport this evening (Saturday) following a minor crash. An ambulance, rapid response paramedic and 2 Police units were called to the scene on High Street, Wootton at around 19:10, where a Rover has collided...

Photo thanks to Island Echo reader Tim Sheppard Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance landed in Wootton to perform an emergency medivac this afternoon (Friday). The life-saving helicopter landed at Wootton Recreation Ground at just before 15:45 following a request...

Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Investments, has announced that it has agreed to sell its 100% equity stake in Red Funnel to a consortium of UK and Canadian pension schemes led by the West Midlands Pension Fund...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance on Embankment Road in Bembridge this afternoon (Wednesday), where a boat has begun to sink. The house boat 'Fairmile C' is taking on water as a result of an...

UPDATED: Police have been called to assist in the search for a 83-year-old man who has gone missing whilst on holiday in Bembridge. Bob Turner, who has been staying at Northclose Road in the village, has not been seen since around...

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunder has been issued for the Isle of Wight by the Met Office this morning (Tuesday). Forecasters are warning of the increasing risk of heavy rain, with thunder possible, developing over southern...

An 18ft sailing boat became a casualty in the Solent this afternoon (Monday) - requiring the assistance of Cowes RNLI lifeboat.  The 2 men aboard the River Medina-based mini-yacht not only found that their outboard engine had failed off Egypt...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight are tonight (Monday) investigating what has been described as a 'vicious attack' on a man in Ryde. Specialist forensic investigators are examining a basement flat address on Ashey Road following what is understood...

Photo thanks to Jenson Cooper UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a large fire in the rear garden of a property in Ryde this evening (Monday). 2 appliances from Ryde are in attendance on Longmead Road and are using a hose reel and...